A world premiere that rings out around the globe! Commissioned by Luminescence Children’s Choir together with choirs in Perth, Estonia, and Belgium, Andrew Ford’s new Christmas cycle is one for our time. Accompanied by Melbourne sensation Theo Carbo (electric guitar), this major new work aims to bring joy to all the children singing it for the first time this year, and all the children who will Sing The Birth in years to come. 

Co-commissioned in collaboration with the Flanders Boys Choir, Estonian Girls’ TV and Radio Choir, and the Schola Cantorum of St Aquinas College. Supported by Helen Moore AM, and the APRA AMCOS Art Music Fund 2023. 

Performed concurrently in Canberra, Perth, Antwerp, and Tallin, this December 2024.

70 minutes, including a 15 minute interval.

Presented in partnership with Canberra International Music Festival and Wesley Music Centre.

ARTISTS
Luminescence Children’s Choir, directed by AJ America
Theo Carbo, electric guitar
Dan Walker, tenor
Lucien Fischer, baritone
Thomas Heywood, organ
Roland Peelman AM, percussion
Valdas Cameron, percussion

PROGRAMME

Arvo Pärt Sarah Was 90 Years Old (1976)

Interval

Andrew Ford I Sing The Birth (2004) [World Premiere]