FIVE acclaimed young soloists from Melbourne join the Mornington Peninsula-based Vox community choir for two concerts in coming weeks.
The choir has been rehearsing since January for a program of choral masterworks by Pergolesi (Stabat Mater) and Brahms (Liebeslieder Waltzes) as well as Mozart, Faure and Whitacre.
Eliza Bennetts O’Connor (soprano), Tessa McKenna (mezzo-soprano), Olivia Cullen (mezzo-soprano), Nicholas Sheppard (tenor) and Declan Farr (baritone) will join the 50-voice choir of local women and men, accompanied by renowned pianist Heather Wickes and conducted by Rupert Balint-Smith.
The first concert is at Flinders Civic Hall on Sunday 24 May, 2.30-4.30pm.
The second is at Peninsula Community Theatre, Wilsons Road, Mornington, on Sunday 7 June, 2.30-4.30pm.
Tickets: Adults $35, concession $30, under-15s free. Afternoon tea will be served.
Tickets from Trybooking.com. Search “Luminescence at Flinders” or “Luminescence at Mornington”.
Vox Peninsula Choir is sponsored by Mornington Peninsula Shire as well as Peninsula and Frankston businesses.
First published in the Mornington News – 19 May 2026
