OLD AIRS

27 October | Wollongong
2pm, Wollongong Art Gallery
46 Burelli St, Wollongong NSW 2500

30 October | Sydney
7:30pm, ACO Pier 2/3, The Neilson
Hickson Rd, Dawes Point NSW 2000

1 November | Canberra
7:30pm, Drill Hall Gallery
Kingsley St, Acton ACT 2601

2 November | Canberra
6:30pm, Drill Hall Gallery
Kingsley St, Acton ACT 2601

3 November | Braidwood
3:00pm, Uniting Church
66 Monkittee Street Braidwood

Tickets

“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)