Lux Aurumque (by Eric Whitacre) | BYU Men's Chorus feat. Eric Whitacre, conductor

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MUSIC CREDITS
"Lux Aurumque"
Music by Eric Whitacre, Lyrics by Edward Esch (Translated to Latin by Charles Anthony Silvestri)
Performed March 2022 by the BYU Men's Chorus (2021-22); Brent Wells, conductor
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LYRICS
Lux,
Calida gravisque pura velut aurum
Et canunt angeli molliter
modo natum.
Light,
warm and heavy as pure gold
and angels sing softly
to the new-born babe.
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@andrewsmalley7590 7 ай бұрын

We had a rehearsal with Eric Whitacre earlier that day, and he told us that after he heard us sing Lux he wanted to change it, so it sounded better for a large Men's Chorus, just for the heck of it and that we wouldn't sing the changes in the performance. So he composed on the spot, and the changes sounded so good that he changed his mind, and we sang the altered version in the performance a few hours later. This is the recording of that performance. One of my favorite musical experiences.

@theycallmejondoenow 6 ай бұрын

PLEASE SAY WHAT THE CHANGES WERE!! 😭

@dwarfgiant12 4 ай бұрын

@@theycallmejondoenow If I remember correctly he basically dropped all the tenor parts down an octave and switched up a couple of notes starting at about 2:40. However, I am a bass and my part didn't change, so I'm not 100% sure.

@d.lafollette 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing.

@WBFbySteefen Ай бұрын

This gave me chills for a time longer than usual. What an experience you had. I used to be a choral tenor. This performance was exquisite and spiritually inspriing. Anyway, I'm here only because I listened to Jacob Collier's O World and I thought it reminded me of Lux Arumque by Eric Whitacre or Jacob had been listening to Eric Whitacre.

@bobbydennis6729 6 ай бұрын

Women’s choirs sound beautiful, but men’s choirs sound so epic

@jeffolsen7063 7 ай бұрын

This has been one of my favorite choir memories of all time.

@dwarfgiant12 7 ай бұрын

It's always such a special experience to sing songs directed by the people who wrote them. Definitely one of the coolest things I've done in a choir

@danielsuckow2395 7 ай бұрын

Easily one of the best choir experiences of my life was singing this under Whitacre's direction. So happy that a video exists now!

@jeffolsen7063 7 ай бұрын

Amen to that!

@AJTower_ 7 ай бұрын

One of my favorite things we ever sang 🥲

@kenton6804 7 ай бұрын

Always an honor to sing with you my friend.

@AdamTheHalfling 7 ай бұрын

Getting to work with him was such a cool experience! I miss singing with y'all. 🥰

@davidfrech9176 2 ай бұрын

Another fantastic composition by Eric Whitacre sung with an ethereal wash of choral singing. Well done BYU Men's Chorus!!

@kenton6804 7 ай бұрын

Such feeling and artistry, this was an experience, not just a performance. Such excellence from Eric and the Men's Chorus here!

@diasvitor200 6 ай бұрын

Simply beautiful, angelical, and performed perfectly. No doubtedly, this is a host of angels singing.

@stevecole3192 7 ай бұрын

Stunning. Well done gentlemen. Well done. Blessings from Kansas~

@jasonl7349 7 ай бұрын

Super cool atmospheric song!

@reneeodell4156 6 ай бұрын

This arrangement for men's voices is spectacular! What a thrill it must have been to work with Eric Whitacre himself!

@popet1580 7 ай бұрын

This was really awesome to be a part of!

@1972Showtime 6 ай бұрын

I am so completely blown away. I always knew BYU Mens chorus was the best, but having the Greatest Composers of all time conduct you just put the biggest stamp on it. Whitacre is easily one of the greatest compsers of our time. How incredible!!

@Therebesquare 5 ай бұрын

1:39 the dynamic control of this phrase takes my breath away!

@adaurechiamakaamaechi2410 7 ай бұрын

This is a masterpiece

@ryanpongras940 6 ай бұрын

This is downright amazing.

@BetweenTheLinesPsychic-MediumP 6 ай бұрын

I’m in tears. Gorgeous

@Barbaerik15 7 ай бұрын

Super awesome!

@Adrienne1eh Ай бұрын

😯 ...stunning

@dhenschel4 6 ай бұрын

'pura valut aurum' takes on a different meaning with an all men's chorus, thanks for sharing.

@triciawhiting4634 Ай бұрын

so very very very well done!

@EnochThornock 7 ай бұрын

You all sound incredible

@henryponnefz1444 6 ай бұрын

Wonderful!

@jenniferhaight1077 6 ай бұрын

This gave me chills it is so beautiful.

@gerhardflink5599 6 ай бұрын

Wunderbar vorgetragen, ❤Dank

@Jman75137 6 ай бұрын

Love it!

@vladimirareynolds7217 4 ай бұрын

Wow!! I'm honestly quite surprised by the fullness of the sound! My favourite recording of this piece is performed by the Westminster Barbershop Chorus, and it's held onto that title for so long because until now, it was the only version I'd heard with a full bass sound; Because bbshop is meant to be bottom heavy, I didn't think a choral group would be able to match the richness of their chords. But I was proven hella wrong after watching this. So many choral groups tend to lean treble heavy, which upsets the overtones/undertones of singing in perfect harmony. The basses, who normally carry the root of each chord progression, are the real heroes of an ensemble. They are the foundation every key signature is built upon, and without that good, strong foundation, the treble voices have no support in which to truly soar. So, good job to all the BYU Men's Chorus members, but especially those basses ♥

@PiercingSight 6 ай бұрын

I don't know what it is about the audio that gets recorded for Men's Chorus and other BYU groups, but the weird ringing/buzzing artifacts really ring out on good headphones and get distracting. It's been like this for almost 10 years, and I don't know if it's a compression issue or what, but something in the process really mangles the audio quality. Someone PLEASE check it out. (3:52-3:54 for the most blatant example in this video. It sounds like a metal spring sound, like a corrupted spring reverb. And this is throughout most of the music recorded from Men's Chorus and the other choirs.) Also Lux Aurumque is one of my absolute FAVORITE choir pieces. This is so beautiful. Makes me miss being in Men's Chorus~

@sammoon2499 Ай бұрын

in the byu version of i love the lord on spotify it’s horrendous!! i hope they figure it out. maybe it’s because of the muddiness of the basses or like low frequency crunchy chords?