Pax aeterna
Pax æterna, an anthem for a woman’s a cappella choir has been accepted for performance at the 2008 College Music Society “Two Greats” SuperRegional Conference of the Great Lakes and Great Plains Chapters, at Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois, March 28-29, 2008. The work was premiered by Belle Voix Choir of ISU, Dr. Karyl Carlson, director
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The work is based on an ancient text found in the book of chant, Processionale Monasticum, and it should be interpreted as a prayer for peace peace in our turbulent world:
Pax æterna ab Aeterno huic domui.
Pax perennis, Verbum Patris, sit paxhuic domui.
Pacem pius consolator huic praestet domui.Eternal peace everlasting to be in this house.
Abiding peace, Word of God, to dwell in this house.
Blessed peace of comfort to remain in this house.
