The setting for Infusco/Accendo is today: the title Under the Sun refers to that which is perceived from a temporal, earthly viewpoint, as opposed to those realities which exist as eternal verities.  It depicts the commotion and hyperactivity of man today.  The subsequent movements describe an apocalyptic scenario: despite man’s waywardness, God calls on His children to prepare for the calamities ahead, which eventually lead up to the Second Coming and the promised era of millennial peace and rest. Infusco: to darken, corrupt Accendo: to kindle, illuminate, make bright This work was written for Nathan Wood and commissioned in 2004 by the Barlow Endowment for Music Composition at Brigham Young University. I.  Under the Sun None shall be weary nor stumble among them;     none shall slumber nor sleep.  (Isaiah 5:27) II.  Backslidden Why then is this people. . . slidden back by a perpetual backsliding?     they hold fast to deceit, they refuse to return.  (Jeremiah 8:5) III.  Earthgroans Wo, wo is me, the mother of men;     I am pained, I am weary.  (Moses 7:48) IV.  Lamentation Let your laughter be turned to mourning,     and your joy to heaviness.  (James 4:8) V.  Dark Ambulation They have made them crooked paths.  (Isaiah 59:8) VI.  Fire The presence of the Lord shall be as the melting fire that burneth,     and as the fire which causeth the waters to boil. . . And the saints who are upon the earth, who are alive,     shall be quickened and caught up to meet him.  (Doctrine and Covenants 133:41; 88:96) VII.  Renascence The whole earth is at rest,     and is quiet.  (Isaiah 14:7)