Wesley Uniting Church · Forrest
carols old and new from Luminescence and their children's choir
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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
CANÇŌES DE NATAL Chico Buarque (1967) 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)
Quick answers
When is Christmas Classics?
Sun 20 Dec 2026, 6pm.
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Wesley Uniting Church, Forrest, ACT.
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