Lord Nelson Mass at Christ Congregational Church-May 2008
Nae Pearson, directing
Lux Aeterna
by Morten Lauridsen
Chancel Choir hosts Choral Concert at Christ Congregational Church
Sunday, May 17th, 4:00 p.m.
The Chancel Choir of CCC and the Sanctuary Choir of Marvin Memorial United Methodist Church will present the Lux Aeterna (Light Eternal) of Morten Lauridsen in a concert on Sunday, May 17, at 4:00 p.m. in the sanctuary of CCC. The choirs will be directed by Nae Pearson with Mary Ann Willow, Director of Music at Marvin UMC, accompanying. The concert program will also include works by Giovanni Palestrina, Patricia Van Ness, John Rutter, John Tavener and Gabriel Fauré.
The featured work on the program is the challenging Lux Aeterna of Lauridsen. Morten Lauridsen is an American composer who served as composer-in-residence of the Los Angeles Master Chorale (1994–2001). He has been a professor of composition at the University of Southern California Thornton School of Music for more than 30 years. In 2006, Morten Lauridsen was named an "American Choral Master" by the National Endowment for the Arts. The Lux Aeterna is a radiant choral work combining musical beauty, power and spiritual depth that has moved audiences worldwide. Please join us for an afternoon of sacred music!
Concerts at Christ Congregational Church
December 16, 2007
The Chancel Choir sings Benjamin Britten's Ceremony of Carols with harpist Robin Roys
Service of Lessons and Carols-Christmas Eve 2008
Recent Concerts
and Services of Worship
Christ Congregational Church
United Church of Christ
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