2026 SEASON  

  • GESUALDO TENEBRAE II: ALL WAS MADE DARK


    Luminescence continues their three-year odyssey into the dark heart of the Renaissance. In this second instalment, Luminescence confronts the harrowing epicentre of Gesualdo’s Tenebrae cycle.

    Tenebrae factae sunt: all was made dark.

    Touring 14 - 21 March 2026

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  • LUMINESCENCE AND THE MACHINE


    The primal force of the human voice meets the vast machinery of the digital age.

    Witness the world premiere of an audacious new music project, where technology and humanity hum in dangerous, dazzling harmony. This is ensemble singing amplified, rewired, and supercharged. 

    Presented in partnership with The Street Theatre and Canberra International Music Festival

    30 April & 3 May 2026
    The Street Theatre, Canberra
    Canberra International Music Festival

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  • PARTICLES OF LIGHT


    It strikes like a particle, but moves like a wave; emanates in straight lines, yet drapes the world in beauty. Light is the ultimate ephemera.

    Experience dazzling light in the sound of six voices, in radiant vocal music that glimmers, refracts and fractures into colour, from the 'light tales' of Elena Kats-Chernin to the dawning of Nardi Simpson’s ‘Yarrager Mayraa’.

    18 April 2026
    Wagga Weekender Music Festival

    Touring 5 Sept. - 15 Nov. 2026

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  • LUMINOUS CHRISTMAS


    Canberra’s finest festive music. Luminescence’s full forces assemble for sublime carols from around the world bundled into one heavenly hour. Luminescence Children’s Choir joins acclaimed harpist Alice Giles in Benjamin Britten’s iconic Ceremony of Carols.

    18 - 20 December 2026
    Wesley Uniting Church, Canberra

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LUMINESCENCE

CHILDREN’S CHOIR

2026

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Led by artistic director AJ America and composer/pianist Sally Whitwell, the Luminescence Children’s Choir is Canberra’s premier program for young singers and musicians.

The ensemble offers young people holistic and high quality musical experiences and creates a safe and creative space for young singers to express themselves, all while fostering enduring friendships, a life-long love of music and the arts. Singers do not require prior musical training to join Luminescence Children’s Choir - only an eagerness to learn, and a strong commitment to music and singing!
For singers aged 10 - 17.

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