Lux illuxit laetabunda (Vocal score)

for SATB (with divisions) unaccompaniedSet to the text of a 12th-century Sequence in honour of the martyr St Olav and characterized by a mellifluous plainchant-style melody, this glorious motet pulses with understated intensity.

The opening drones, performed in free time and re-stated throughout, establish a quiet energy which rises until the luminescent final section, in which the heavens are called to rejoice.

The original Sequence provides a stately coda. This is splendid and original music, suitable for both concert and liturgical use.