St James' Church, Sydney · Sydney
an hour of carols and Renaissance polyphony from a fine vocal ensemble
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An evening of uplifting Christmas music from around the world, performed by Luminescence. Renaissance polyphony to Nativity hymns, and carols old and new, bundled into one heavenly hour.
ARTISTS
Luminescence
AJ America, mezzo soprano
Josephine Brereton, soprano
Rachel Mink, soprano
Dan Walker, tenor
Lucien Fischer, baritone
Alasdair Stretch, bass-baritone
Conducted by Roland Peelman
PROGRAM
HODIE CHRISTUS NATUS EST Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1619)
NOE, NOE, PSALLITE Jean Mouton (1519)
VERBUM CARO FACTUM EST Hans Leo Haßler (1591)
OY, JOSEPH Francisco Guerrero (1589)
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
FALLING Andrew Schultz (2026) World Premiere
CAROL OF THE BELLS arr. Dan Walker
CHRISTMAS CARD Deborah Cheetham-Fraillon (2023) arr. Dan Walker
LITTLE STAR, Jonathan Zwartz (2021) arr. Roland Peelman
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
70 mins no interval
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St James' Church, Sydney, Sydney
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When is A Luminous Christmas?
Thu 10 Dec 2026, 7:30pm.
Where is it?
St James' Church, Sydney, Sydney, NSW.
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