Illuminare, Jerusalem - Judith Weir | Advent Calendar Project 2.0

Illuminare, Jerusalem - Judith Weir, CBE
St. James Cathedral Choir, Chicago, IL
Director of Music: Stephen Buzard
Organ Scholar: Meg Cutting
Audio Recording from December 2019
“Illuminare, Jerusalem” was commissioned for King’s College, Cambridge’s 1985 service of Nine Lessons and Carols, under Stephen Cleobury. The Scottish medieval text was preserved in the 1568 Bannatyne Manuscript. The phrase "illuminare, Jerusalem" is excerpted from Isaiah 60:1, "Surge, illuminare, Jerusalem" or, "Arise, shine, Jerusalem," but the anonymous poem is largely original. Read more about this text: aclerkofoxford...
And hear Judith Weir, CBE, first female Master of the Queen’s Music. reflect on her piece here: • Judith Weir on Illumin...
Thanks to Stephen Buzard, Meg Cutting, and St. James Cathedral Choir for this performance!
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