Morten Lauridsen's Nocturnes have enchanted choirs and directors around the world, and he has now adapted Sure on This Shining Night, a movement based on a James Agee poem,for duet between a soprano/mezzo-soprano and a tenor/baritone. This particular arrangement of Sure on This Shining Night is dedicated to Dana Gioia, Chairman ofthe National Endowment of the Arts from 2003 until 2009. In his program notes, Lauridsen stresses that this setting is to be performed like ""a song from the American musical theater stage.""Soloists will be thrilled by this adaptation of an already well-loved work.