Luminous Night of the Soul - Ola Gjeilo - Downtown Voices - Stephen Sands, conductor

Downtown Voices (http://DowntownVoices.net)
NOVUS New York
Trinity Wall Street, New York City

Full Concert Video: https://trinitywallstreet.org/videos/...
Concert Program: http://shorturl.at/ouwFR

Stephen Sands, conductor (http://StephenSands.net)
Amy Schroeder, violin
Jennifer Liu, violin
Jessica Meyer, violin
Mike Nicolas, cello
Mitchell Vines, pianist
Elizabeth Bates, soprano

Ola Gjeilo’s Dark and Luminous Night portrays the passage of the soul from mortality to its union
with God. Based on the 16th century poem by a major figure of the Counter-Reformation, St. John
of the Cross, the piece depicts a soul leaving its “still house” and venturing into the night. Seemingly fearless, the soul is guided out of the darkness by the light of love; Luminous Night reveals the soul’s fulfillment.

Lyrics: Charles Anthony Silvestri/St. John of the Cross

Long before music was sung by a choir,
Long before silver was shaped in the fire,
Long before poets inspired the heart,
You were the Spirit of all that is art.
You give the potter the feel of the clay;
You give the actor the right part to play;
You give the author a story to tell;
You are the prayer in the sound of a bell.
Praise to all lovers who feel your desire!
Praise to all music which soars to inspire!
Praise to the wonders of Thy artistry
Our Divine Spirit, all glory to Thee.

(Charles Anthony Silvestri)
O guiding night!
O night more lovely than the dawn!
O night that has united
the Lover with his beloved,
transforming the beloved in her Lover.

(St. John of the Cross)Downtown Voices (http://DowntownVoices.net)
NOVUS New York
Trinity Wall Street, New York City

Full Concert Video: https://trinitywallstreet.org/videos/...
Concert Program: http://shorturl.at/ouwFR

Stephen Sands, conductor (http://StephenSands.net)
Amy Schroeder, violin
Jennifer Liu, violin
Jessica Meyer, violin
Mike Nicolas, cello
Mitchell Vines, pianist
Elizabeth Bates, soprano.

Lyrics: Charles Anthony Silvestri/St. John of the Cross

Long before music was sung by a choir,
Long before silver was shaped in the fire,
Long before poets inspired the heart,
You were the Spirit of all that is art.
You give the potter the feel of the clay;
You give the actor the right part to play;
You give the author a story to tell;
You are the prayer in the sound of a bell.
Praise to all lovers who feel your desire!
Praise to all music which soars to inspire!
Praise to the wonders of Thy artistry
Our Divine Spirit, all glory to Thee.

(Charles Anthony Silvestri)
O guiding night!
O night more lovely than the dawn!
O night that has united
the Lover with his beloved,
transforming the beloved in her Lover.

(St. John of the Cross)