Lux Aurumque

[mnkyman]

anyone listened to Lux Aurumque by eric whitacre i think it pretty cool

 

if ya havent heard it - heres a link Lux Aurumque

[bluebellbrass07]

My life wouldnt be the same without this song. No exaggeration.

[mbui]

I've raved about Lux Aurumque numerous times and I'm going to do it again.

 

The piece puts me in an undescribeable state of emotion. It is truly unreal. Love it so much that I even bought the symphonic score.

 

Some tidbits on Lux Aurumque while we're at it.. If you haven't checked out the following links, I highly recommend it.

*L.D. Bell HS performed the piece as their closer in 2005.

(Link)

 

*The climax of the symphonic version is from the grand 'Bliss' theme from Eric Whitacre's electronic opera "Paradise Lost".

(Visit http://www.paradiselosttheopera.com/intro.html, click on movies and go to Episode 1, "One Angel")

You can also see some of the ideas that the L.D. Bell colorguard used in 2005 from Paradise Lost.

 

Eric Whitacre is truly outdoing himself in the choir, band and opera world.

Can't wait until the 'Paradise Lost' CD/DVD comes out!

[MartinHorn]

After hearing it I have to agree, a very emotional piece indeed.

[itsstephenyo]

I don't know... I find myself liking Whitacre's music less and less. At first I loved October. Loved Waternight. Now I'm beginning to just get bored with everything he writes. Lux Arumque isn't much different either.

[mnkyman]

^ lol well your the minority here

[mbui]

QUOTE (itsstephenyo @ May 21 2006, 02:53 PM)

I don't know... I find myself liking Whitacre's music less and less. At first I loved October. Loved Waternight. Now I'm beginning to just get bored with everything he writes. Lux Arumque isn't much different either.

I recommend his electronic opera, Paradise Lost.

 

If Paradise Lost ever does a tour in Texas...I'm going to be all over it.

[bluebellbrass07]

QUOTE (mbui @ May 21 2006, 10:54 PM)

I recommend his electronic opera, Paradise Lost. If Paradise Lost ever does a tour in Texas...I'm going to be all over it.

Is there a CD i can buy?

 

 

 

 

* Nevermind i just saw read the website

[mnkyman]

we made an end of year music theory movie - pretty awesome if i may say so myself (jeff corwin style band hall hunt) - and lux arumque is used in it its funny as heck - ill upload it somewhere as soon as i get a copy

 

i like alot of eric's music ..it just touches the soul (simply put)

[TRtrumpet]

I heard Lux Aurumque at longhorn music camp. I thought it was nice on the recording but hearing it in person was amazing.... very emotional.

[pianomusicman89]

flower mound high school commissioned lux arumque and im glad. its' such as great piece!! for me, its way better listenin to it than playing it!

[the_DRUM_MAJOR]

they played lux at LMC? I ddint know that what band were you in?

[TRtrumpet]

Yup Band 2 played it! What band were you in?

[the_DRUM_MAJOR]

thats cool i shouldve gone to watch it..i was in the honors wind ensemble, we were doing chamber music concerts the same time the other bands were playing ...oh well lol

[TRtrumpet]

Oh wow you were in the honors wind? Yalls concert was amazing!!!!! especially that one yall played twice... I forgot what it was called but it was amazing. lol.

[the_DRUM_MAJOR]

shepherds hey? yea the presto part in the end was pretty crazy man lol..i miss camp now..gahh..what dorm were you in and were you the one who put txbands.com in the gossip section in one of the hook ems?

[TRtrumpet]

haha yeah it was Sheperds Hey. i thought it was freakishy fast the first time then when yall played it again faster I was like..... O---M----G. lol. yeah I miss LMC too. I had a really great time. I was staying in Jester. Jester was pretty cool but it was better last year staying in Dobie.

 

what dorms where you in? and nope I wasent the one who put tx.bands in the hook 'em. I didnt even notice that????? what did it say?

[the_DRUM_MAJOR]

dude, jester!? i was there on the 4th floor. who was your counselor? Oh someone just kinda advertised txbands on there i guess lol...ahh you shouldve been at our rehersals when we were setting the tempo for the encore performance of shepherds hey..it was..interesting..haha in a GOOD WAY LOL..BUT camp was awesome i think im going back there next summer since they invited some seniors into the honors wind

[TRtrumpet]

lol really? i was on the 11th floor. I had counsolor Robert. who was your counselor? yeah camp was pretty awesome. the only way im not going back next year is if i make it for revoloution, but if not then im deffinetly going back.

[BlinK Day 41]

Lux is a very nice song to listen to.... only thing is my recording has people coughing in every single quiet part, i kid you not, it must have been cold season or something, because the coughing and hacking is nearly continuous. It's not loud enough to really ruin the song, but still, when i'm blasting Lux, it gets annoying to hear everyone spitting up

[acsc1312]

  BlinK Day 41 said:

Lux is a very nice song to listen to.... only thing is my recording has people coughing in every single quiet part, i kid you not, it must have been cold season or something, because the coughing and hacking is nearly continuous. It's not loud enough to really ruin the song, but still, when i'm blasting Lux, it gets annoying to hear everyone spitting up

I have that same recording!! I was like ummm ok lol i dont want to hear that, but it only happens when u have it really loud...which is pretty often lol its still a beautiful song...love whitacre's music

[Xukaniz]

Thanks, now I have another song I am addicted to.

[the_DRUM_MAJOR]

which one was robert? i had counselor adrian, he pretty cool, especially in the skit, that was freakin funny man ...jerry junkins eyebrows..

[TRtrumpet]

Haha yeah that WAS pretty freaking funny, lol i recorded that skit on my camera. it was great.

 

hmm robert was that tall white guy with the black hair. he was one of the ones that was in that sax quartet when they played the pink panther at the talent show. he was with counselor rustin alot.

[itsstephenyo]

  BlinK Day 41 said:

Lux is a very nice song to listen to.... only thing is my recording has people coughing in every single quiet part, i kid you not, it must have been cold season or something, because the coughing and hacking is nearly continuous. It's not loud enough to really ruin the song, but still, when i'm blasting Lux, it gets annoying to hear everyone spitting up

that reminds me of when my youth group played maslanka's fourth symphony with the Dallas wind symphony. a guy's cell phone went off during a solo section and he wouldn't stop it. it literally rang for about thirty seconds.