Bruckner - Locus Iste

#vivalamusicachamberchoir #simonlumby #choralmusic #classicalmusic #choirsongs #choral #choralsinging #choir #choirperformance #choirmusic #chorale #choirs #Rachmaninov Locus Iste – Anton Bruckner Sung by ‘Viva la Musica’, East Midlands Chamber Choir Website: 📶https://www.vivalamusica.org.uk/ (contact us at [email protected]) Conducted by Simon Lumby 📶https://www.simonlumby.co.uk/ ▶️Youtube: @vivalamusicachamberchoir ✴️Facebook: www.facebook.com/vivalamusicachoir ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ [Recorded live, Beeston Methodist Church, Nottingham – April 2026] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Written in 1869, Anton Bruckner's Locus Iste is an exquisite, a cappella sacred motet scored for four-part mixed choir (SATB). It is frequently performed at church dedications, celebrations, and choral concerts due to its profound yet accessible melodic beauty. The text is the Latin gradual for the annual celebration of a church's dedication, drawing conceptual inspiration from the Biblical stories of Jacob's Dream and Moses at the burning bush. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Text: Locus iste a Deo factus est, inaestimabile sacramentum, irreprehensibilis est. Translation: This place was made by God, a priceless mystery, it is without reproach.