The title of this Wesley Wednesday lunchtime concert was "Is there such a thing as a day?" and it was from two stellar local performers, both associated with Luminescence and many more, Rachel Mink and Callum Tolhurst-Close. Suffice to say the performance was both thrilling in capability but also touching in lyrics. For once I followed the lyrics and was variously touched. These were pieces of music written to harbour lyrics from various others, from Percy Bysshe Shelley and Emily Dickinson through Judith Wright to more modern lyricists or poets. And the composers were recognised from internationals Eric Whitacre and Richard Strauss, of course, to locals Dan Walker to Elena Katz-Chernin and Andrew Ford. And Rachel and Callum obviously have contacts, given they performed 3 world premieres in the program. They also asked for no applause during the performance, so accompaniment ran pretty much attacca through for the hour. The piano was superb but the lyrics of people and place were the touching component, as lyrics can be in good hands or voices. Moons and mornings and regret and relationships just make for music worth this time. Something stunning and very special. Well worthy of an album.
Rachel Mink (voice) was accompanied by Callum Tolhurst-Close (piano) at Wesley.
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