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llluminare is Elaine's first extended work, consisting of five-movements for SATB chorus and chamber orchestra. Using lesser-known sacred Latin, Greek, and English texts, the piece takes us through

The dramatic third movement from "Illuminare" opens with the traditional Kyrie text in a somber, forebodingly ominous manner before exploding into a blast of fury as the Latin text turns to night and

The opening movement from the larger work "Illuminare" set on Saint Ambrose's Latin text radiates majestic energy that heralds the arrival of Light and a joyful "Gloriae" section. A brief contrasting