David Bednall's Pure Living Light for SATB and Organ. This radiant anthem explores the theme of light with luminescent harmonies a virtuosic Organ part and soaring Vocal lines. The text is by Dr Marcus Tomalin after Dante's Paradiso and Bednall's word painting is highly effective. A compelling climax as the singers tell of the 'pure living light shining' falls away to a powerful unaccompanied moment before the organ picks up a motif and develops it in a majestic interlude. This is a highly rewarding anthem for performer and audience alike. Pure Living Light was recorded by The Epiphoni Consort on theCD David Bednall: Sudden Light (Delphian DCD34189).
