LUX : a celebration of light amid darkness at Annisquam Village Church

A midwinter feast for the ears: Lobster Cove String Quartet presents ‘LUX’

Gloucester, MA — The Lobster Cove String Quartet returns to Gloucester for an evening of midwinter musical revelry, Thursday, December 18 at 7:00, at the Annisquam Village Church. Joined by guest soprano Gillian Hurst, the group presents LUX: a celebration of light amid darkness, featuring ancient airs and dances, carols familiar and obscure, contemporary favorites, and selections from Bach, Corelli, Tchaikovsky, and more.

Violinist and polymath Scott Moore is a founding member of the LCSQ, and Artist-in-Residence at the Annisquam Village Church. He writes: “This time of year means a lot of things to a lot of people. There’s the magic of solstice time, the darkening of days, the liminality of a passing-away season, the feeling of all slipping away. There’s wood smoke and crystalline starlight, and the festivity of the holidays. There’s uncertainty and apprehension as we await a new year. And so we look inward; we find comfort in familiar patterns passed down from the deep past, and unexpected joys which reward our engagement with the present moment. And we rejoice that by joining together in music, we can share those moments with friends and strangers alike, with the ghosts of past and future. We remember that darkness cannot drive out darkness. We celebrate illumination, lux, light amid the dark. And we sing.”