IF THEN THE LIGHT
Treble Voice Choir (SSAAA)
Or Five Voices
(2022)
Lyrics Helene Johanne Christensen
Duration: c. 5´10 mins
CHORUS SCORE
Theworkmustbesungwithintensityandsimultaneityinthe chordallayers,supportingthehorizontallineinthecantus firmusinsoprano2andalto3.
ThetextcomesfromHeleneJohanneChristensen'sbeautiful poetrycollectionSAMMENFALDfrom2021.
Theweightlesstoneofthetextisnocoincidence.Thepoemis amirrorofMatthewchapter6,verse23,whereitsays:
'Ifthenthelightwithinyouisdarkness, howgreatisthatdarkness!' Matthew6:23
HeleneJohanneChristensendoesnotletthatpassagestand unchallenged.Sheliftsitoutofthepastandintoherown language.Sheinsistsonlookingthedarknessintheeyeand writessomewherethesefourlines,whicharealsothetextof thepresentwork:
Ifthenthelightwithinme isdarkness Iwilllearntolovethatdarkness asifitwerelight
HeleneJohanneChristensen
PhillipFaber
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