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Luminescence Chamber Singers

Old Airs

Where
The Neilson
The Neilson
ACO Pier 2/3, 13 Hickson Road, Dawes Point
When

Wednesday 30 October from 7:30pm to 8:30pm

Cost

Adult: $65Student: $25Concession: $60Child: $25Under 35: $35

“Identity oversimplifies humans.

It denies the hybrid, as trees can't.

[…] Eons on, their concentric years

will be eloquent on suffering and old airs.” [Les Murray, Cool History]

As the legendary poet Les Murray reminded us, trees are the silent storytellers of human history. Amidst our relentless pursuit of modernity, their rings record deep time, carving stories of fire, flood, and slow growth. Join Luminescence Chamber Singers for a tapestry of old songs and stories. From ancient melodies to troubadour songs, timeless tunes, and the lyrics that summon nostalgia, Luminescence breathes new life into old airs.

Conducted by Roland Peelman AM.

Programme to include:

  • Seikilos epitaph Anon (2nd Century BCE) - Oldest surviving complete composition

  • Tsintskaro Georgian folk song

  • Als ick u vinde Hubert Waelrant (1584)

  • Que farem del pobre joan Mateu Fletxa el Vell (1481 – 1553)

  • Kaipaava trad. Finnish arr. Chydenius (1999)

  • Edo lullaby trad. Japanese arr. Paul Smith (Japan)

  • Trois beaux oiseaux du paradis Maurice Ravel (1914)

  • S’posin P. Denniker/A. Razaf (1929)

  • A nightingale sang in barkley square E. Maschwitz/M. Sherwin (1939)

  • Old airs Frank Nuyts (2008)

1 hour no interval.

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