I’m delighted to welcome you to our first public concert since January 2020. (A lot has happened since then.) There’s something uniquely special about a live concert, from the history of the space, to the gathering of loved ones and supporters, to the suspension of time in the silence before and after a piece. It’s a feeling many of us in Lux have missed now for years, and we’re elated to be able to return to it with you.
Director’s note
I’m delighted to welcome you to our first public concert since January 2020. (A lot has happened since then.) There’s something uniquely special about a live concert, from the history of the space, to the gathering of loved ones and supporters, to the suspension of time in the silence before and after a piece. It’s a feeling many of us in Lux have missed now for years, and we’re elated to be able to return to it with you.
About the artists
About Paul Mealor
Mealor is deeply involved with musical organizations in Wales and across the UK, and is Composer in Residence with Canada’s top professional choir, Pro Coro Canada. In 2020, he was given the Fletcher of Saltoun Award for outstanding contribution to the arts and humanities in Scotland. He is also an Officer of the Venerable Order of St John (OStJ), a Great Shogun of the Order of the Samurai (OSS), and a Commander of the Catholic Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem (CLJ).
About Lux
Venue information and reminders
- In the moments before the concert begins, please silence your cell phones and anything else that might beep or buzz. You are encouraged to use your phone to view this program during the concert, but please ensure it is silenced, and considering turning your screen brightness down as low as is comfortable for you.
- Restrooms are accessible downstairs through the Gold Room (clearly indicated in the church foyer). The women’s restroom is at the bottom of the stairs, while the men’s restroom is through a hallway at the far left edge of the Gold Room. There is also a gender-neutral/“family” restroom within the utility room in the church foyer (clearly indicated with signage).
Timeline
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Paul Mealor (b. 1975)
Matin Responsory
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Thomas Rust, Adam Whitman, and Amanda Densmoor, soloists.
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Paul Mealor (b. 1975)
O beata Trinitas
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Austin Nikirk, soloist.
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Paul Mealor (b. 1975)
God So Loved The World
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David Hurd (b. 1950)
O Night That Is Brighter Than The Day
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Dale Trumbore (b. 1987)
1. Echo’s Histories
from History’s Stories
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History’s Stories is a musical puzzle. The first piece (Echo’s Histories for TTBB chorus) and the second piece (Echo’s Stories for SSAA chorus) combine to make up a third SSAATTBB work (History’s Stories), which layers the two previous pieces together without changing a note.
Contemporary poet Diane Thiel’s text for History’s Stories describes the myth of Narcissus and Echo and can be read three ways. Reading just the last word of every line forms a poem (“art allows chance turns…”); the poem can be read as it is on the page; or it can be read with the last word of every line – which “echoes” part of the preceding word – omitted. These three interpretations inspired the three different movements of History’s Stories.
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Dale Trumbore (b. 1987)
2. Echo’s Stories
from History’s Stories
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Paul Mealor (b. 1975)
Lead Me, Lord
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John Mullan, soloist.
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Paul Mealor (b. 1975)
O Lord, Make Thy Servant Elizabeth
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John Mullan, Anya Trudeau, and Austin Nikirk, soloists.
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Intermission 10m
Paul Mealor (b. 1975)
Now Sleeps The Crimson Petal (Four Madrigals On Rose Texts)
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1. Now sleeps the crimson petal
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2. Lady, when I behold the roses sprouting
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3. Upon a bank with roses set about
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4. A Spotless Rose
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Christen Taylor Holmes (b. 2000)
Summer Shower
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Dale Trumbore (b. 1987)
3. History’s Stories
from History’s Stories
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Adrian Sims (b. 2000)
Awaken
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Paul Mealor (b. 1975)
Te lucis ante terminum
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John Mullan and Emily Shallbetter, soloists.
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Paul Mealor (b. 1975)
Lead, Kindly Light
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Collin Power, soloist.
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