The Music ofDan Forrest
Composer. Pianist. Educator.
Dan Forrest is an acclaimed composer of choral, orchestral, instrumental, and wind band works. His music, in print with numerous publishers, has sold millions of copies, and has become well established in the repertoire of choirs around the world.
LUX: The Dawn From On High is Dan Forrest’s third major work for chorus and orchestra, (after Requiem For the Living and Jubilate Deo). This five-movement work explores various facets of LUX (Latin for “light”), in texts ranging from ancient liturgical chant to Scripture to modern secular love poetry.
Dan Forrest’s Jubilate Deo brings to life the global aspect of the traditional Psalm 100 text, “O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands,” but setting it in seven different languages and drawing from a wide spectrum of global musical influences. The result is a stunning global celebration of joy, as all the earth sings as one, “omnis terra, jubilate!”
Dan’s first major work is a transcendent prayer for peace and rest, based on the liturgical Requiem texts but also interspersing other texts. From the opening Introit-Kyrie, to the aggressive Vanitas Vanitatum, the heavenly Agnus Dei, an ethereal Sanctus, and a deeply peaceful Lux Aeterna, this 40-minute work has had a powerful impact on choirs and audiences around the world.
LUX: The Dawn From On High is Dan Forrest’s third major work for chorus and orchestra, (after Requiem For the Living and Jubilate Deo). This five-movement work explores various facets of LUX (Latin for “light”), in texts ranging from ancient liturgical chant to Scripture to modern secular love poetry.
Dan Forrest’s Jubilate Deo brings to life the global aspect of the traditional Psalm 100 text, “O be joyful in the Lord, all ye lands,” but setting it in seven different languages and drawing from a wide spectrum of global musical influences. The result is a stunning global celebration of joy, as all the earth sings as one, “omnis terra, jubilate!”
Dan’s first major work is a transcendent prayer for peace and rest, based on the liturgical Requiem texts but also interspersing other texts. From the opening Introit-Kyrie, to the aggressive Vanitas Vanitatum, the heavenly Agnus Dei, an ethereal Sanctus, and a deeply peaceful Lux Aeterna, this 40-minute work has had a powerful impact on choirs and audiences around the world.
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