Howells: Requiem

Although it was written in 1932, Herbert Howells’s Requiem was not performed until 1980. It has since been recognized as one of the finest and most moving pieces of western choral writing. Join us as we present this profound meditation on grief and hope, paired with selections like Caroline Shaw’s and the swallow, Benjamin Britten’s “Concord” (from Gloriana), two excerpts from Christopher Tin’s The Lost Birds, and other works in this extraordinary concert on themes of love and loss.

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$21.00

A white Lux baseball cap with a black Lux logo! This cap's got a low profile with an adjustable strap and curved visor.

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The Town Lay Hushed

$15.00

"This is a wonderful holiday gift, beautiful music by Lux. Congratulations [to them] on this labor of love!"

"This CD will be a wonderful addition to our holiday music."

Over the last five years, Lux has built our reputation performing contemporary and modern choral music. It’s a world of music that we as a group are incredibly passionate about and very much enjoy performing. The relationships we build and interactions we’ve had with living composers as we perform their music are second to none. With The Town Lay Hushed, though, we wanted to explore something new, which is to say, something old.

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1. Hodie Christus natus est, Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck
2. A Spotless Rose, Herbert Howells
3. Legend (The Crown of Roses), Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
4. O magnum mysterium, Tomás Luis de Victoria
5. Ehre sei Gott in der Höhe, Felix Mendelssohn
6. The Truth Sent From Above, Ralph Vaughan Williams
7. Quem vidistis, pastores?, Andrea Gabrieli
8. Lulla, Lullaby, William Byrd
9. Ave Maria, Anton Bruckner
10. Ave Maria, Rebecca Clarke
11. O virgo virginum, Josquin des Prez
12. O Little Town of Bethlehem, Thomas Tallis
13. Virga Jesse, Anton Bruckner
14. Coventry Carol, Anonymous
15. Nyne otpushchayeshi, Sergei Rachmaninoff

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