C19 Choral Opposites

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May 7, 2022
7.30pm
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Fitters' Workshop
Printers Way, Kingston ACT 2604
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In Association with

The world’s richest singing traditions somehow emerged around the outer edges of our planet. Between the vocal wonders of Northern Lights and the ancient sounds of the Southern continent, mysterious pathways can be drawn and redrawn. Some of Canberra’s most prominent vocal groups join forces in a choral event reaching across the globe in song.
Program
Karin Rehnqvist, I himmelen – In Heaven’s Hall (Sweden 1998)
Based on a Swedish folk chorale from Skattungbyn
Text: L. Laurinus 1622
Veljo Tormis, Sügismaastikud – Autumn Landscapes (Estonia 1964)
Text: Viivi Luik
Ross Edwards, Waabin (Australia 2019) AP
Text: Whadjuk Noongar words
Matthew Doyle plays didgeridoo
Ēriks Ešenvalds Stars (Latvia/US 2011)
Text: Sara Teasdale
Gordon Hamilton, from Antarctica (Australia/Antarctica 2018/19 )
Aurora Australis
Reeve Hill
Sven-David Sandström, To See a World (Sweden 2008)
Text: William Blake
INTERVAL
Matthew Doyle plays didgeridoo
Brenda Gifford, Yangga – Sing (Australia 2022) WP
Text: Yuin words
Anna Þorvaldsdóttir, Heyr þú oss himnum á – Hear us in Heaven (Iceland 2005)
Text: after ancient Icelandic Psalm by Olafur á Söndum ca 1600
Eva Lestander, Nu är det synd om de döda – Now it’s a pity about the dead (Sweden 2010)
Text: Verner von Heidenstam – Arr Lisa Lestander
Ross Edwards, Ulpirra (Australia 1993)
Ella Macens, While Winter is Here (Latvia-Australia 2021/22) WP
Text: Ella Macens
Commissioned by CIMF with the generous support of Sharon Green and Marcel Skjald
Sarah Hopkins, Past Life Melodies (Australia 1992)
Artists
Matthew Doyle, didgeridoo
Sally Walker, flute
Kompactus Youth Choir directed by Olivia Swift
Luminescence Chamber Singers directed by AJ America
Oriana Chorale directed by Dan Walker
Combined choirs directed by Roland Peelman
ARTIST Learn more about the artist
Artist Luminescence Chamber Singers
Luminescence gives voice to human experiences of all kinds.
Luminescence Chamber Singers is a vocal ensemble based on Ngunnawal country [Canberra, Australia], and the umbrella organisation for the Luminescence Children’s Choir. Performing music from all times and places, Luminescence champions the unbound expressive potential of our original instrument - the human voice. Both ensembles deliver artistic and educational programs that ignite the imagination of audiences, and give voice to human experiences of all kinds. Luminescence presents an annual concert programme in Canberra and surrounding regions, and performs at a wide range of festivals, events and collaborations. Recent highlights have included performances of David Lang’s Pulitzer prize winning work, ‘little match girl passion’, appearances for Canberra International Music Festival, Four Winds Festival (Bermagui), Musica Viva, Flowers of War, and numerous performances in partnership with the National Gallery of Australia for Patricia Piccinini’s ‘Every Heart Sings’ Skywhale project.Artist Sally Walker
Sally Walker is Lecturer in Classical Woodwind at the Australian National University, regular Guest Principal with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and Principal Flautist with the Omega Ensemble. She performs on modern flutes and piccolo as well as historical flutes and recorders and has appeared in the London Proms, Salzburg, Lucerne, Tanglewood and Edinburgh Festivals.
She was Grand-finalist in the Leonardo de Lorenzo International Flute Competition (Italy), won 2nd Prize in the Friedrich Kuhlau International Flute Competition (Germany) and was awarded scholarships from the DAAD (German Academic Exchange for postgraduate study in Germany), Ian Potter Cultural Fund and the Queen's Trust.
She has toured and recorded with the Berlin Philharmonic and Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestras, is a former Principal Flute of the Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss, was a member of Kölner Kammerorchester and has performed as Guest Principal Flute with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, NDR Radio Philharmonie Hannover, Kammerakademie Potsdam, Manchester Camerata, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra.
Sally devotes herself to both Early and Contemporary Music, having performed with Early Music ensembles such as Das Neue Orchester Köln, Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum and the Leipziger Kammerorchester as well as Contemporary Music ensembles such as Halcyon. She is deeply committed to chamber music and has collaborated with colleagues across various art forms and styles, including Tamara Anna-Cislowska, Aiko Goto, David Greco, Steven Isserlis, Afro Moses, Ian Munro, Simon Tedeschi, Dénes Várjon, Shanghai and Acacia string quartets. She has recorded three CDs with Pianist Philip Mayers, was featured on Sally Whitwell’s Aria-nominated CD, “I was Flying”, Cyrus Meurant’s CD “Monday to Friday” and on recordings with Halycon, Australian Chamber Orchestra and other orchestras.