Auckland Choral presents Lux Aeterna/Beethoven

Lux Aeterna" is a tranquil, light-filled piece, which is at the same time transportive and transcendent.

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  • Last updated 21 Apr 2025

Lux Aeterna" is a tranquil, light-filled piece, which is at the same time transportive and transcendent, penned by one of America's best-loved choral composers, Morten Lauridsen. Haydn's "Te Deum", written in the bright key of C Major, is a hymn of praise written for Empress Marie Therese in 1800.

It depicts the joie de vivre in which so many of Haydn's works are imbued. Beethoven's "Choral Fantasy" opens with a virtuosic improvisatory Adagio for piano, leading finally to the end of the solo voices and then the chorus, in praise of music.

The theme has much in common with the theme Beethoven devised in 1824 for this Choral Symphony, with its setting of Schiller's Ode to Joy.

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Location Te wāhi
Auckland Town Hall | Hōro ā-Tāone o Tāmaki Makaurau
Auckland Town Hall | Hōro ā-Tāone o Tāmaki Makaura
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Getting there Te huarahi ki reira

Auckland Town Hall is opposite Aotea Square on Queen Street. This is along a main bus route and takes about 17-20 minutes to walk from Britomart Station and the ferry terminal. For parking options visit Auckland Transport’s website.

Local tip He tīwhiri mō te rohe

Learn about the colourful history of this iconic venue on an Auckland Town Hall Tour. Visit aucklandlive.com for tour dates and details.