Lux Aeterna by David Adam Smith

This choral piece was written by a composer in Park Slope for the First Anniversary of September 11th. It struck him that so many speeches and events were being prepared for the anniversary, but it is music that is most expressive, so he wrote this to the text of Lux Aeterna from the Requiem Mass. Every time I hear it performed, I am stuck by the great the beauty of this piece. It was sung at the Music Sacra Colloquium in 2008 and the singers gave it a standing ovation.

Susan Shields