Vlaams Radiokoor, Lux natalis: Christmas without kitsch

What does ‘light’ mean in music? In Lux natalis investigates Vlaams Radiokoor how composers have set that word to music through the centuries. Bij Bruckner it is a slow opening of harmonies. Bij Poulenc heavenly inspiration rubs against earthly practicalities. Lauridsen seeks stillness, Jackson lets layers of sound sparkle above electric guitar. Peter Dijkstra guides the singers through an anything but traditional Christmas story with a carefully built-up tension arc. Renaissance, romantic, and contemporary choral sounds mirror each other. Between the choral works, guitar interludes refresh the palette. Forget the kind of muzak you don't escape in the mandatory December rush: this will be a moment to shelter together in music.