GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS

GARDEN OF EARTHLY DELIGHTS

A garden teeming with temptation and desire, grotesque creatures and improbable scenes of surrender: the uninhibited world of Hieronymus Bosch’s 500-year-old triptych “De tuin der lusten”.   Baffling his Dutch contemporaries and the casual tourists in Madrid’s Prado in equal measure (not to mention generations of art critics) Bosch’s Garden of Earthly Delights is ever-enigmatic. Whether it is interpreted as a paradise of indulgence or as a stark warning about  moral decay during a time of rapid change, this art exudes dread and seduction in equal measure. 

Trust Luminescence Chamber Singers to turn this surreal feast of the senses into an aural tapestry as pleasurable and perilous as Bosch’s vision. From daring modern transgressions to the vaults of Renaissance raunch, Garden of Earthly Delights offers a vocal cornucopia of surprise and surreptitiously cheeky delight.

Audiences are advised that some works in this concert contain coarse/explicit language, sexual references and adult themes. This performance may not be suitable for children under 15 years.

1 hour no interval, conducted by Roland Peelman AM

Luminescence Chamber Singers

AJ America

Michelle Ryan

Rachel Mink

Dan Walker

Lucien Fischer

Alasdair Stretch

Roland Peelman AM

ABOUT LUMINESCENCE: 

Luminescence Chamber Singers (Luminescence) is a virtuosic vocal ensemble based on Ngunnawal and Ngambri country (Canberra, ACT). Led by mezzo soprano AJ America, Luminescence has emerged as one of Australia's most exciting professional ensembles, championing the unbound expressive potential of our original instrument: the human voice. 

Luminescence has built an enviable reputation as leading practitioners of consort singing in Australia, performing both repertoire that spans renaissance polyphony, medieval music, art music, pop, and folk. In recent years, the group has developed a growing repertoire of new music, premiering more than 55 new works since 2015, and prioritising lengthy creative development periods that foster deep and ongoing partnerships between singers, composers, and other creatives.