Christmas Classics

Name: Christmas Classics
Start: 2026-12-20T18:00:00+1100
End: 2026-12-20T18:10:00+1100
Location: Wesley Uniting Church

Sun, 20 Dec, 6pm - 6:10pm AEDT

Wesley Uniting Church

Forrest ACT, Australia

Luminescence Chamber Singers

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Description

From classic Yuletide songs to carols old and new, Christmas Classics features the sublime sounds of Luminescence and the angelic strains of Luminescence Children’s Choir.

ARTISTS

Luminescence
AJ America, mezzo soprano
Josephine Brereton, soprano
Rachel Mink, soprano
Dan Walker, tenor
Lucien Fischer, baritone
Alasdair Stretch, bass-baritone

Luminescence Children’s Choir

Jonathan Lee, Organ

Conducted by Roland Peelman

70 mins, no interval

PROGRAM

GAUDETE Piae Cantiones, (1582)

MARIA DURCH EIN DORNWALD GING Trad. German, arr. Patrick Baker

BOAR’S HEAD CAROL Trad. England

HAIL, QUEEN OF HEAVEN Ross Edwards (1967)

PATAPAN Trad. French, arr. Roland Peelman

BIRJINA GAZTETTABOT: THE ANGEL GABRIEL Trad. Basque, arr. Roland Peelman

CANÇŌES DE NATAL Chico Buarque (1967) arr. Roland Peelman

PEACE ON EARTH Errollyn Wallen (2006)

THE CHRIST CHILD Gabriel Jackson (2009)

THE HOLY BOY: A CAROL OF THE NATIVITY John Ireland (1913)

FAINTY FALLING Andrew Schultz (2026) World Premiere

O FAITHFUL COMMODORE Alex Raupach (2025) World Premiere

OUR WORLD IS UPSIDE DOWN Ruth McCall (2026) World Premiere

DING DONG MERRILY ON HIGH George Ratcliffe Woodward (1924) arr. Dan Walker

HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING Felix Mendelssohn (1809-47) arr. David Willcocks

O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL J.F. Wade (c. 1751), arr. David Willcocks

STILLE NACHT (SILENT NIGHT) Franz Zaver Gruber (1818)

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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.