"Let there be light (fiat lux) is first a glimmer, and then, there is light."
–Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times
June 2023 Fiat Lux live performance (c) Doug Gifford
In June 2023, Pacific Symphony and GRAMMY-winning Pacific Chorale joined forces for the world-premiere performance of Sir James MacMillan and Dana Gioia's Fiat Lux led by Music Director Carl St.Clair.
The commissioning and recording of Sir James MacMillan’s Fiat Lux, as well as the world-premiere performances in the 2022-23 Hal and Jeanette Segerstrom Family Foundation Classical Series, were made possible by a generous grant from Howard and Roberta Ahmanson, Fieldstead and Company, and the National Endowment of the Arts.
Approximately 30 minutes long, Fiat Lux is a single through-composed movement made up of five sections: “In the Beginning,” “Chorus,” “Litany of Light,” “Light of the World,” and “Hymn: Cathedral of Light.”
You can now watch the full live performance and a special behind-the-scenes featurette on YouTube.
WATCH: The Story of Fiat Lux (BTS Featurette)
Learn more about the story behind Fiat Lux in this very special behind-the-scenes featurette with composer Sir James MacMillan, librettist Dana Gioa (Poet Laureate of the State of California), Pacific Symphony Music Director Carl St.Clair, Pacific Chorale Artistic Director Dr. Robert Istad, and Howard and Roberta Ahmanson.
WATCH: Full Live Performance
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