One Light – David Evan Thomas
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Title: One Light
Composer: David Evan Thomas
Instrumentation: Mixed Chorus SATB, piano
Duration: 4 minutes
Date Written: 2006
Commissioned: in honor of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the First Universalist Church of Minneapolis (1859-2009).
Premiere: Choir of First Universalist Church, Minneapolis, Janice Hunton, cond.; John Jensen, piano, April 9, 2009. Revised in 2025.
Additional Information:
Mahmoud Shabestari (1288-1340) was one of the most celebrated Persian poets of the 14th century. He was born in the town of Shabestar near the Silk Road city of Tabriz, which is now located in Azerbaijan. His most famous work was Gulshan-I Raz (The Rose Garden of Secrets), written in rhyming couplets in 1311.
The audio recording has slight differences due to recent revisions.