The Phantom of the Opera
Saturday, October 26 7:30pm
Florence Simmons Performance Hall
Holland College
140 Weymouth St., Charlottetown
Back for a third and final time by popular demand, Luminos Ensemble and members of Luminos Chamber Orchestra join forces to present The Phantom of The Opera. The classic 1925 silent film, starring Lon Chaney as the hideous Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House, is considered one of the best silent horror films ever made, and remains famous for Chaney's ghastly, self-created make-up, which is said to have made audience members scream and faint at the premiere.
Toronto-based composer Andrew Downing has created a brilliant new jazz-inspired score that breathes fresh life into the story, using text from the film itself, performed live-to-film by 24 talented musicians. Will you scream and faint when the Phantom reveals his ghastly face? Find out at this unique, not-to-be-missed event.
Grant Us Peace
Saturday, November 9 7:30pm
St. Paul's Church
101 Prince St, Charlottetown
Just ahead of Remembrance Day, Luminos Ensemble and members of Luminos Chamber Orchestra present Dona Nobis Pacem by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. Written in 1936, at a time when the world was slowly awakening to the possibility of a second European conflict Dona Nobis Pacem sets texts from the Agnus Dei of the Latin Mass; excerpts from Walt Whitman’s Whitman’s 1865 collection Drum Taps inspired by the American Civil War; a passage from a speech given in the British Parliament by John Bright in 1855 at the time of the Crimean War (‘The Angel of Death has been abroad throughout the land’) ; and finally a series of passages drawn from the Old Testament which together express optimism for future peace. Vaughan Williams’ main inspiration was said to have been “drawn not from the soil of England, but from the whole world going mad around him”. At times haunting, terrifying, and heartbreakingly moving, Dona Nobis Pacem is also an optimistic anthem for peace.
Mysterium
Saturday, December 14 7:30pm
St. Paul's Church
101 Prince St, Charlottetown
Join us to experience our annual candlelit meditation on Christmas, and let yourself be enveloped by the 16 extraordinary voices of Luminos Ensemble as they interweave familiar carols with lesser-known historical and world-wide traditions in a program spanning 1000+ years of choral music. Unique and serene, this is a concert to soothe the hurried soul.