Concert

Genesis

Saturday, September 21, 2024
7:00 PM

Church of the Ascension and St. Agnes
Washington, DC

Celebrating ten years of Lux with music by Whitacre, Beach, and others

Celebrate our tenth anniversary season with Genesis, a program that brings together some of our favorite pieces from the past decade. This special event features Lux favorites by composers like Eric Whitacre, Amy Beach, Dan Forrest, and Antonio Lotti, along with exciting new music from Eric Tuan and Dale Trumbore, giving you a taste of what's to come in future concerts. Join us for an evening of music that captures Lux's unique spirit, as we look back on our journey and set the stage for the years ahead.

Program

Traditional Paschal troparion
Whitacre Sainte-Chapelle
Copland Lark
Mealor O Lord, Make Thy Servant Elizabeth
Burton A Prayer
Debussy 1. Dieu! qu’il la fait bon regarder (from Trois chansons de Charles d’Orléans)
Tuan Unending Love

Lotti Crucifixus
Robertson ...a link in a chain...
Beach 2. Through the house give glimmering light (from Three Shakespeare Choruses, Op. 39)
Cox Prayers of Kierkegaard
Barnum The Sweetheart of The Sun
Matthews Gravedigger (arr. Takach)
Trumbore Spiritus Mundi
Spencer At the Round Earth’s Imagined Corners
Forrest Entreat Me Not to Leave You