Christmas Classics
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The lowdown
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 PEACE ON EARTH Errollyn Wallen (2006) THE CHRIST CHILD Gabriel Jackson (2009) THE HOLY BOY: A CAROL OF THE NATIVITY John Ireland (1913) 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)
Where to rock up
Wesley Uniting Church, 20-22 National Circuit, Forrest ACT 2603, Australia, Canberra
