Lauridsen's O magnum mysterium

We recently had the pleasure to hear a wind orchestra version of Morten Lauridsen's O magnum mysterium, based on his beautiful choral arrangement, which he composed in 1994. 

The piece properly belongs to the Christmas season but can be enjoyed any time.


Included here is an image (from Wikimedia) of Gerrit (Gerard) van Honthorst's Adoration of the Shepherds, 1622, in which the light that shines on the faces of Mary, Joseph, and the shepherds (and the ox) radiates from the infant Jesus.