From Heaven Above

Name: From Heaven Above
Start: 2026-12-19T16:00:00+1100
End: 2026-12-19T16:45:00+1100
Location: Wesley Uniting Church

Sat, 19 Dec, 4pm - 4:45pm AEDT

Wesley Uniting Church

Forrest ACT, Australia

Luminescence Chamber Singers

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Recently returned from studies in Cambridge and Amsterdam, organist Jonathan Lee performs Bach’s extraordinary set of canonic variations on the Christmas chorale Vom Himmel hoch, da komm ich her (‘From Heaven Above to Earth I Come’). Framed by Buxtehude’s exuberant Nun freut euch lieben Christen g’mein and Franck’s monumental Troisième Choral, From Heaven Above is the organ in full splendour.

ARTIST

Jonathan Lee, organ

PROGRAM

NUN FREUT EUCH LIEBEN CHRISTEN G’MEIN BuxWV 210 Dieterich Buxtehude

EINIGE CANONISCHE VERÄNDERUNGEN ÜBER DAS WEYNACHT-LIED „VOM HIMMEL HOCH, DA KOMM ICH HER” BWV 769 Johann Sebastian Bach

TROISIÈME CHORAL César Franck

45 mins, no interval

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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.