"In his domestic administration my father had this system . . . to keep a journal and insert in it all occurrences of any note . . . A record very pleasant to look at when time begins to efface the memory of events, and very well suited to get us out of perplexity: When was such and such a thing begun? When completed? What retinues came? How long did they stay? Our trips, our absences; marriages; deaths; the receipt of happy or unhappy news . . . An ancient custom, which I think it would be good to revive, each man in each man's home. And I think I am a fool to have neglected it." (Montaigne, Book I, Essay 35 (publ. 1580))

Thursday, June 24, 2010

Choral Union/Lauridsen (April 19, 2010)

ASU Choral Union (featuring, so to speak, CPG and me) performed back in April, and I'm very belatedly getting around to posting a clip.

Our major work was Morton Lauridsen's Lux Aeterna. Five movements, delightful. I'm a big fan of his stuff, starting with O Magnum Mysterium.

About three minutes below, taken from near the end of the fifth movement.

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