Ceremony of Carols

Name: Ceremony of Carols
Start: 2026-12-19T14:00:00+1100
End: 2026-12-19T15:00:00+1100
Location: Wesley Uniting Church

Sat, 19 Dec, 2pm - 3pm AEDT

Wesley Uniting Church

Forrest ACT, Australia

Luminescence Chamber Singers

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Description

50 years after his death, Benjamin Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols remains a beloved cycle unrivelled of repertoire for young singers.

Luminescence Children’s Choir joins one of Australia’s most acclaimed harpists, Alice Giles, to mark this anniversary year with a performance of Benjamin Britten’s Before Britten’s dazzling cycle of medieval texts is a chance to hear Luminesence’s newest member Josephine Brereton take centre stage, performing Per Nørgård’s 1975 Fons Laetitiae - a meditation on Marian melodies, heavenly beauty, and redeeming joy.

ARTISTS

Luminescence Children’s Choir
Alice Giles, harp
Josephine Brereton, soprano
Conducted by AJ America

PROGRAM

FONS LAETITIAE Per Nørgård (1975)
Josephine Brereton, soprano
Alice Giles, harp

CEREMONY OF CAROLS Op.28 Benjamin Britten (1942)

Procession

Wolcum Yole!

There is no Rose

That Yongë Child

Balulalow

As Dew in Aprille

This Little Babe

Interlude

In Freezing Winter Night

Spring Carol

Deo Gracias

Recession

1 hour, no interval

Tickets for good, not greed Humanitix dedicates 100% of profits from booking fees to charity

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Comprised of six professional singers, Luminescence Chamber Singers is a virtuosic vocal ensemble based on Ngunnawal and Ngambri country [Canberra, Australia]. Performing music that spans Medieval chant and Renaissance polyphony as well as folk song, pop, and contemporary art music, Luminescence has rapidly emerged as one of Australia’s leading ensembles.

Recent performance highlights have included appearances at the Sydney Opera House (2023), City Recital Hall (2018), major collaborations with the National Museum of Australia (2022) and the National Gallery of Australia (2023), and Four Winds Festival (2019, 2020, 2022). Since 2017, Luminescence has appeared annually at the Canberra International Music Festival, performing in more than 16 festival programs including the collaborations with many of Australia’s leading musicians: Ensemble Offspring, Bach Akadamie Australia. Luminescence presents an annual concert program in Canberra, Sydney and surrounding regions as well as appearing for a range of festivals, collaborations, and special events.

Luminescence works closely with conductor and director Roland Peelman AM, a regular guest conductor and artistic mentor for the ensemble.

Luminescence also delivers a range of educational activities, including workshops, young artist programs, masterclasses, holiday programs, including an acclaimed program for young performers: the Luminescence Children's Choir.