Ceremony of Carols
Sat, 19 Dec
|Wesley Uniting Church
ARTISTS Luminescence Children’s Choir Alice Giles, harp AJ America, conductor Josephine Brereton, soprano PROGRAM FONS LAETITIAE Per Nørgård (1975) CEREMONY OF CAROLS Op.28 Benjamin Britten (1942)
Time & Location
19 Dec 2026, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Wesley Uniting Church, 20-22 National Circuit, Entrance via, Fitzroy St, Forrest ACT 2603, Australia
About the event
50 years after his death, Britten’s writing for young voices remains unrivaled. Luminescence Children’s Choir joins one of Australia’s most acclaimed harpists, Alice Giles, to mark this anniversary year with a performance of Britten’s beloved A Ceremony of Carols - the jewel in the crown of repertoire for young singers.
Before Britten’s dazzling cycle of medieval texts is a chance to hear Luminesence’s newest member Josephine Brereton take centre stage, performing Per Nørgård’s 1975 Fons Laetitiae - a meditation on Marian melodies, heavenly beauty, and redeeming joy.
ARTISTS
Luminescence Children’s Choir
Alice Giles, harp
AJ America, conductor