King's College Cambridge 2008 #16 Lux Aurumque Eric Whitacre

The composer's version with thousands of voices.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7o7BrlbaDs
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http://spiritdei.blogspot.com King's College Cambridge Lux Aurumque Eric Whitacre.

Gorgeous, simple triads melt from one beautiful chord to the next, creating a slowly evolving wash of colors and light. Lux Aurumque (Light of Gold) is a profoundly moving experience for singers and audiences alike. The word are a poem by Edward Esch; translated into Latin by Charles Anthony Silvestri.

As a student at Douglas High School, Eric Whitacre(1970-)was expelled from the school band. Whitacre began his musical training while an undergraduate at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where he studied composition with avant garde Ukrainian composer Virko Baley and choral conducting with David Weiller. It was here that he wrote his "Cloudburst", "Water Night", and "Three Flower Songs" for mixed chorus; and his Ghost Train triptych for concert band. Whitacre received a Master's degree at the Juilliard School with composition studies under both John Corigliano and David Diamond.--Wikipedia

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[theyvegonetoplaid]

Great song.

Eric Whitacre... a name I heard often at High School. I was a singer in the same school as him, although a number of years later. Extremely talented person. He did deserve to get expelled from the band though. Along with great talent often comes great hauteur. I won't go into what happened, but he deserved it.

But that doesn't take away any of his talent. He is a great musician, and a great composer.

[spiritdei]

Thanks so much for the background on Eric Whitacre theyvegonetoplaid.  Perhaps we can take comfort from the fact that Mozart was a bit high-spirited, but his music remained sublime.

[E7TE]

I love how people can't watch a vid like this without playing the critic. This is a great piece and performance written and performed by people whose skills none of you douche bags will ever match.

[paracletelux]

The best version I've heard is by Tewkesbury Abbey Schola Cantorum from the album "The Three Kings." This is very good as well. But I really wonder at the people saying a female soprano should sing this. No way. The fragility of a boy's voice is essential here.

[viago2]

@cgoverland69 lol yes, i know, everyones a bloody expert. you forgot, the conductor has small balls and something about bieber.

[montiolivetti]

Check out The King's Singers' new recording of the low-voice version written by Eric. Search "Lux Arumque King's Singers" on YouTube... it's incredible!!!

[johnbpullin1]

@E7TE Amen!

[cgoverland69]

@JazzHalesBabyGurl I was being sarcastic (saying the opposite of what I really mean). Jesus, Mary, and Joseph.

[smallville7freak]

holy shit this is just amazing!! i kept getting chills every second!

[margotlorena1]

that must have been EPIC

I just wan to go to England to see and hear this little fellas sing :D :D

[JazzHalesBabyGurl]

@cgoverland69 also, the sopranos that are "flat" seem that way because of the dissonance. post a video of you and all your friends singing this song and the people who actually have ears to hear with and tact when listening to beauty can judge who really IS better.

[JazzHalesBabyGurl]

@cgoverland69 Latin isn't about the consonants, it's about the vowels. When sung the consonants just get in the way of the purity. Eric Whitacre made the dissonance so the chords "shimmered". If you'd buy the music and read his reasons for the dissonance you'd understand. These "idiots" as you say are the home of The King's Singers, look them up too! OS before you go talk crap on a musical concept know all the facts first. you'll make more friends that way!

[musicman0209]

@ChristyCorruption As MrMusicnerd123 commented above, "I think I know what dissonance is...you can clearly hear it is perfectly in tune in the polyphony recording"

[ferka07]

no this wasn't perfect i have heard better Lux from other choirs there was some funky stuff going on at the end, but it was still good