TODAY WE HEAR MORE FROM GUEST CURATOR AND ASTRONAUTICA COMPOSER BORA YOON.

I love these renditions of “O Magnum Mysterium” because while centuries apart, they both carry with them the luminosity and glow of the holy mystery they are referring to. Originating from the matins of Christmas, both the Victoria and Lauridsen capture the deep dark nights of the winter solstice, and an orb-like glow in the vowels, shape of phrases, and luminous moments of chordal sonorities which create a sense of beams of light — an aesthetic I have been enamored with all my life, as a choral singer — and seek to incorporate into my work. – Bora Yoon