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)
Veljo Tormis: Sügismaastikud – Autumn Landscapes (Estonia 1964)
Ross Edwards: Waabin (Australia 2019) A
Matthew Doyle: plays didgeridoo
Ēriks Ešenvalds: Stars (Latvia/US 2011)
Gordon Hamilton: from Antarctica (Australia/Antarctica 2018/19), Aurora Australis, Reeve Hill
Sven-David Sandström, To See a World (Sweden 2008)
INTERVAL
Matthew Doyle: plays didgeridoo
Brenda Gifford: Yangga – Sing (Australia 2022) WP
Anna Þorvaldsdóttir: Heyr þú oss himnum á – Hear us in Heaven (Iceland 2005)
Eva Lestander: Nu är det synd om de döda – Now it’s a pity about the dead (Sweden 2010)
Ross Edwards: Ulpirra (Australia 1993)
Ella Macens: While Winter is Here (Latvia-Australia 2021/22) WP
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