Huge thank you to Charles Medlam (of London Baroque fame) for this lovely review of Let The Light Enter, my very first piece for SATB choir, performed by The Cecilia Consort at Douai Abbey on 18 October 2014. A special excitement was the inclusion of local musician Fiona Bennett’s short “Let the Light Enter”, a beautifully crafted setting of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper’s description of the dying Goethe requesting to see daylight one last time. Fiona Bennett’s vocabulary is accessible and immediate and her deft imagery and rich harmonies were gently beguiling. At the words “Softly let the balmy sunshine play around my dying bed”, we could all but see the aged poet straining his failing eyes for a last glimpse of God’s light. And what a bonus to hear this memorable work again as an encore from the depths of the apse!
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 09:45:46 +0000
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