Daylight Declines

2018 Grammy Award nominees Tenebrae perform a new collection of choral works by Polish composer Paweł Łukaszewski. Born in southern Poland in 1968 in the city of Częstochowa and described by Gramophone as writing "enchanting choral music…beautifully measured phrases, immaculately tailored textures and ingenious use of light and shade to invoke light shining in darkness", Łukaszewski has secured a place in the forefront of European sacred music with performances throughout the world and his works featuring on over one hundred recordings. He studied at the Fryderyk Chopin Academy of Music, where he still teaches, and is now the Artistic Director and Conductor of Musica Sacra Cathedral Choir in Warsaw. Cette collection d'œuvres chorales sacrées présente un lien culturel facilement discernable avec ses prédécesseurs polonais tels que Lutosławski et Penderecki, mais l'influence de Henryk Górecki et de l'Estonien Arvo Pärt est également évidente dans l'aspect spirituel fervent mais retenu de la musique de Łukaszewski, et sa voix individuelle ne recourt jamais à la simple imitation.