Composer: Ingrid StölzelDetailsFormat: Mixed Choir - 4 voicesVoicing: SATBIncidental Divisi: S, A, T, BAccompaniment: unaccompaniedNotation: standardPerformance Length: 3:30 Study Scores & Audio FilesStudy Score & Audio Order Printed ScoresOrder site / Alternate source of score: ingridstolzel.com Texts & TranslationsLanguage(s): EnglishText Source: Robert BodeText: A Prayer for Blessing May the Mother in us comfort us And the Father in us protect us; May the Daughter in us bring us Hope And the Son within us increase our Joy. May the Dancer in us move us And the Poet inspire our Song. May the Explorer embolden us And the Artist honor the Beauty that holds us. May we all be Creators and Priests and Nurses and Heroes, And may our Song lift beyond these walls To light the world. Programming AidsPerformance Difficulty: moderateDescriptive Terms: blessinguniversal prayerhopecelebrationAllow Excerpts: Composition is a single movementComposer’s Notes: “Light the World” was commissioned by Te Deum, Matthew Christopher Shepard, conductor, for the 10th Anniversary Season in Kansas City, Missouri. Robert Bode wrote this beautiful poem for the occasion, which made composing this blessing to commemorate Te Deum’s anniversary an even greater honor for me. Additional InformationDate of Completion: July, 2017Date of First Performance: Saturday, November 11, 2017Premier Performance Data: Te Deum (Matthew Christopher Shepard, cond), St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Kansas City, MO
