A six-piece ensemble, Luminescence champions the unbound expressive potential of our original instrument – the human voice. Photo Credit Hilary Wardhaugh.
Following a successful 2022 tour with Omega Ensemble, Music in the Regions returns to NSW’s Central West and Orana regions, featuring vocal ensemble Luminescence.
Since 2015, Luminescence has performed extensively in Canberra and the surrounding regions, presenting an annual concert program as well as appearing for a range of festivals, collaborations, and special events. Performance highlights have included appearances at the Sydney Opera House (2023), the National Museum of Australia (2022), and the National Gallery of Australia (2023), as well as appearances for the Enlighten Festival (2018), Four Winds Festival (Bermagui, 2019; 2020; 2022), and the Bowral Autumn Music Festival (2023).
Since 2017, Luminescence has appeared annually at the Canberra International Music Festival, and performing in more than 20 festival programs alongside many of Australia’s finest musicians.
Recent accolades have included a 2022 Canberra Critics Circle Award for Ave Regina: God Be With The Mother, a 2022 CAPO Award, and a 2022 ABC Classic FM Commission. In Drawing Breath Luminescence Chamber Singers explore first breaths, last breaths, and music as diverse as the vast compass of human life and feeling in between: from Machaut and Gesualdo, to Pink Floyd, and newly commissioned works by Australian composers Brenda Gifford, Connor D’Netto, and Dan Walker.
Luminescence will perform Drawing Breath at:
Condobolin, Saturday 4 November 4pm, at the Condobolin Community Centre inpartnership with the Lachlan Arts Council
Forbes, Sunday 5 November 3pm, at,and in partnership with, Club Forbes
For more information and to book yourtickets please visit www.musicintheregions.com. Tickets are free for under 18s.