Composer: Matt WetmoreDetailsFormat: Mixed Choir - 5 voices or moreVoicing: SSAATTBBAccompaniment: unaccompaniedNotation: standardPerformance Length: 3:00 Study Scores & Audio FilesStudy Score & Audio Order Printed ScoresOrder site / Alternate source of score: Matt-Wetmore.com Texts & TranslationsLanguage(s): EnglishText Source: LUKE 2:29-32Text: Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace according to thy word. For my eyes have seen thy salvation, Which thou hast prepared before the face of all people; To be a light to lighten the Gentiles and to be the glory of thy people Israel. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son: and to the Holy Spirit; As it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be: world without end. Amen. Programming AidsPerformance Difficulty: moderateSeasonal Usage: EvensongDescriptive Terms: nunc dimittismagnificatLukeJesusAllow Excerpts: Composition is a single movementComposer’s Notes: Song of Simeon or Nunc Dimittis is a short setting of the prayer recorded in the Gospel of Luke spoken by Simeon upon witnessing the infant Jesus. A simple setting which begins humbly with Simeon's request to be allowed to depart, this work emphasizes the Gloria section with a tempo and dynamic change, meant to celebrate the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit more than anything else. Additional InformationDate of Completion: November, 2015Date of First Performance: Wednesday, February 11, 2015Premier Performance Data: Cardinal Singers (Kent Hatteberg, cond), University of Louisville, Louisville, KYAdditional Performances: May 2018 Christ Church Cathedral Louisville; Cathedral Choir; Matt Wetmore, cond
