NB Different versions currently play from this page. For a specific version check track search. Lux Aurumque ("Light and Gold", sometimes "Light of Gold") is a composition in one movement by Eric Whitacre. It is a a Christmas piece based on a Latin poem of the same name, which translates as "Light, warm and heavy as pure as gold, and the angels sing softly to the new born baby". In 2000, Whitacre set a short Latin text for mixed chorus a cappella. In 2005, he wrote an arrangement for wind ensemble. The choral version became known through Whitacre'… read more
NB Different versions currently play from this page. For a specific version check track search. Lux Aurumque ("Light and Gold", sometimes… read more
NB Different versions currently play from this page. For a specific version check track search. Lux Aurumque ("Light and Gold", sometimes "Light of Gold") is a comp… read more
Eric Whitacre (born 2 January 1970 in Reno, NV) is an American composer of choral, wind band and electronic music. He has also served as a guest conductor for ensembles throughout Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas. An accomplished composer, conductor and lecturer, Eric Whitacre has quickly become one of the most popular and performed composers of his generation. The Los Angeles Times has praised his compositions as "works of unearthly beauty and imagination, (with) electric, chilling harmonies"; while the BBC raves that "what hits you straight between the eyes … read more
Eric Whitacre (born 2 January 1970 in Reno, NV) is an American composer of choral, wind band and electronic music. He has also served as a guest conductor for ensembles throughout Europe, A… read more
Eric Whitacre (born 2 January 1970 in Reno, NV) is an American composer of choral, wind band and electronic music. He has also served as a guest conductor for ensembles throughout Europe, Asia, Australia and the Americas. An accomplish… read more