Composer: Matt WetmoreDetailsFormat: Mixed Choir - 5 voices or moreVoicing: SSATTBBIncidental Divisi: A, T, BSolo Requirements: SAccompaniment: unaccompaniedNotation: standard & non-standard elementsNon-standard Notational Elements: aleatoric figuresPerformance Length: 4:00 Study Scores & Audio FilesStudy Score & Audio Order Printed ScoresOrder site / Alternate source of score: matt-wetmore.com/o-nata-lux Texts & TranslationsLanguage(s): LatinText Source: Hymn for Lauds, Feast of the TransfigurationText: O nata lux de lumine, Jesu redemptor saeculi, dignare clemens suplicum laudes preces que sumere. Qui carne quondam contegi dignatus es pro perditis, Nos membra confer effici, tui beati corporis.Translation: O Light born of light Jesus, Redeemer of the world, Mercifully deem us worthy To offer prayers and praise. You who once deigned to become flesh For the sake of your lost ones Grant that we become members Of your holy Body. Programming AidsPerformance Difficulty: moderateSeasonal Usage: ChristmasDescriptive Terms: sacredlightaleatoricshineAllow Excerpts: Composition is a single movementComposer’s Notes: The setting places great emphasis on depicting light, both with harmony and with certain effects meant to evoke its shimmering and shining. It begins with a simple melody sung by a solo soprano which returns triumphantly in the piece's climax where the text pleads that we, too, may become part of the body of Christ. Aleatoric effects are used to dissolve and diffuse the brightness, ending the work on a pensive yet uncertain note. Additional InformationDate of Completion: September, 2015Date of First Performance: Wednesday, November 11, 2015Premier Performance Data: University of Louisville Collegiate Chorale (Kent Hatteberg, cond), University of LouisvilleAdditional Performances: Dec 2016: OU Chorale (Richard Zielinski, cond), University of Oklahoma Dec 2016: Kirkpatrick Choir (Partick Gardner, cond), Rutgers University Jun 2016: Lake Junaluska Singers (Melodie Galloway, cond), Lake Junaluska, NC Jan 2016: U of L Collegiate Chorale (Kent Hatteberg, cond), U of L Honor Choir Festival
