



The Latvian Radio Choir spread their wings and fly with Australia’s own recorder queen, Genevieve Lacey. Join them as they look to the skies for dancing planets and soaring birds in the music of Pēteris Vasks. Get lost in the sheer beauty of Arvo Pärt’s Magnificat and listen to the world’s first singers in Jon Rose and Hollis Taylor’s Bird on Byrd. Then experience an uplifting new commission from iconic Latvian composer, Ēriks Ešenvalds, setting the words of multi-award-winning Australian author and poet, Alexis Wright.
“The girl thought that she could hear ghost music, black swans whispering, descending in never-ending ribbons, gathering into flocks of thousands.” Alexis Wright, The Swan Book
This event is part of Musica Viva Australia’s 2026 Season.
2hr. Incl. 1 interval.
4th November, 2026
4th November, 2026
QPAC is dedicated to being welcoming, accessible and inclusive for the widest possible audience. Your visit to QPAC may involve some stairs. Each theatre has lifts which assist patrons with mobility difficulties to access all foyers.
GETTING TO THE VENUE
BY TRAIN: Stop at South Brisbane Station, opposite QPAC in Grey Street.
BY BUS: Stop at Cultural Centre, Melbourne Street
BY CITYCAT: Stop at the South Bank ferry stop, which is only a short walk along the river from QPAC.
BY TAXI: The taxi area is located on the Grey Street side of QPAC. Free taxi phones are located in the Melbourne Street foyer, Cremorne Theatre lobby and near the Playhouse cloakroom.
BY CAR: There are a number of paid carparks available in the vicinity. We advise reviewing the Queensland Performing Arts Centre Visit Guide, for full details.
Artistic Director: Kaspars Putniņš
Recorders: Genevieve Lacey
Latvian Radio Choir
PROGRAM:
Caroline Shaw And the Swallow
Van Eyck Engels Nachtegaeltje
Pärt Magnificat and Nunc dimittis
Mendelssohn Psalm XXII ‘Mein Gott, warum hast du mich verlassen’
Hollis Taylor and Jon Rose Bird on Byrd (New commission)
Palestrina Diminutions on Pulchra es anima mea
Vasks Our Mothers' Names
Ēriks Ešenvalds Ceremony of Swans (New commission)
Latvian Radio Choir & Genevieve Lacey runs for 2hr. Incl. 1 interval.
Latvian Radio Choir & Genevieve Lacey is at South Brisbane's Concert Hall | Queensland Performing Arts Centre, which is located at Corner of Grey and Melbourne Street, South Brisbane, 4101.
Latvian Radio Choir & Genevieve Lacey tickets start at $57.
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