A luminous setting of "O nata lux" by Vytautas Miskinis recorded during rehearsal by Lumina (please excuse extraneous noises from heating and conductor)

O Nata Lux (Vytautas Miskinis)

群青 (Azure)
Music by 小田 美樹 (Miki Oda)
Lyrics by 2013 Graduates of Odaka Junior High School (Japan)
Arranged by 信長貴富 (Takatomi Nobunaga)

About the song: 
The Great East Japan Earthquake occurred in March 11, 2011 killed two students of the Odaka Junior High School and forced the remaining students fled to various places of Japan. When the school reopened in April 22 the same year, only 7 of them returned.
One day, the students discussed where their friends have gone, and realized that their friends now lived very far away from them. By the end of their discussion, they come to a conclusion that ‘even if they are very far away from us, and we cannot get there easily, the azure sky above connects us together.’ Touched by the mature thinking of the students, their teacher Miki Oda arranged their discussions into the lyrics of the song.
In 2013, The school choir premiered this song, which is their graduating song, in the Harmony for Japan 2013 Heartfelt Concert. This song deeply touched Mr. Takatomi Nobunaga, the renowned Japanese composer. Mr. Nobunaga agreed to arrange this song of strong faith and hope, and realize the dreams of the students and Ms. Oda - to let more music lovers listen to the voices of the sons of Azure.

群青 (arr. 信長貴富) - HKPUSU Choir

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