“Light Sweeps In” from Princeton Motets

Light Sweeps In is the prologue movement from Princeton Motets (And I Saw), a six-movement a cappella cycle on the poetry of Euan Tait, inspired by the Revelations vision: “And I saw a new heaven and a new earth….”  For advanced choirs, the piece employs divisi ranging from 4- to 8-parts. Tait’s evocative and moving poems elicit a rich variety of choral textures, lush harmonies, soaring melodies, and illuminative moments.