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Lux Aeterna

Add to my Calendar 21-02-2026 19:30 21-02-2026 21:30 36 Lux Aeterna Join us in the evocative surroundings of St Mary's Church as its Adult Choir performs two acclaimed and beautiful choral works by American composer, Morten Lauridsen. His rich and intensely moving 'Lux Aeterna' is a non-liturgical requiem for choir and chamber orchestra, with an unaccompanied setting of the motet 'O nata lux' at its heart. Lauridsen's beautiful and lyrical setting of 'Sure on this shining night' contrasts with a stormy Haydn motet that opens our concert.The Orchestra of the Restoration takes centre stage to perform Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony, a ground-breaking and programmatic symphony which celebrates the composer's love of nature. St Mary's Church, Nottingham DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Mary's Church
High Pavement
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG1 1HN
England

Programme

Joseph Haydn – Insanae et vanae curae
Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony no.6 in F major 'Pastoral', Op.68
Morten Lauridsen – Sure on this shining night
Morten Lauridsen – Lux Aeterna

Performers

Peter Davis – Conductor

St Mary's Church Adult Choir
Orchestra of the Restoration

Programme Note

Join us in the evocative surroundings of St Mary's Church as its Adult Choir performs two acclaimed and beautiful choral works by American composer, Morten Lauridsen. His rich and intensely moving 'Lux Aeterna' is a non-liturgical requiem for choir and chamber orchestra, with an unaccompanied setting of the motet 'O nata lux' at its heart. Lauridsen's beautiful and lyrical setting of 'Sure on this shining night' contrasts with a stormy Haydn motet that opens our concert.

The Orchestra of the Restoration takes centre stage to perform Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony, a ground-breaking and programmatic symphony which celebrates the composer's love of nature.

Lux Aeterna

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