Threads of Time | Lux Brumalis

Join Lux Brumalis live in concert to explore five centuries of choral music, weaving together the threads that connect us across time.
About this Event

From the luminous Renaissance polyphony of Josquin des Prez, Tallis and Byrd, to the evocative sounds of contemporary composers from Ireland, Britain, Latvia, and beyond, this richly varied programme explores enduring themes of faith, love, memory, mortality, and hope. Sacred motets, Irish song, poetic reflections, and modern choral masterpieces come together in a tapestry of music that reveals the threads connecting human experience across the ages.

Programme:

Gaude Virgo, Mater Christi – Josquin des Prez (c.1450–1521)

Sancte Deus – Thomas Tallis (c.1505–1585)

Nunc Dimittis (Short Service) – Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625)

Vigilate – William Byrd (c.1540–1623)

Danny Boy – Conor O'Reilly (contemporary)

Ag Críost an Síol – Mark Armstrong (contemporary)

On Raglan Road – Eoin Conway (contemporary)

And the Swallow – Caroline Shaw (contemporary)

Lux Aeterna – Ēriks Ešenvalds (contemporary)

I Had No Time to Hate – Gerda Blok-Wilson (contemporary)

Good Night, Dear Heart – Dan Forrest (contemporary)

The Evening Primrose (from Five Flower Songs) – Benjamin Britten (1913–1976)

Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence – Edward Bairstow (1874–1946)

There is an Old Belief – Hubert Parry (1848–1918)

Valiant for Truth – Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958)

Through moments of contemplation, longing, consolation, and joy, this programme invites us to listen across the centuries and discover how music continues to illuminate what it means to be human.