The Witching Hour

As the veil between worlds grows thin, Luminos Ensemble invites audiences to step into the shadows with The Witching Hour, a spine-tingling choral concert that conjures the mystery, magic, and music of the supernatural. The performance on October 24 at 8 pm at St. Paul’s, 101 Prince Street, Charlottetown, promises an evening of eerie beauty and haunting soundscapes.

Featuring a program that ranges from chilling Renaissance motets by a composer known as The Prince of Darkness to contemporary works that summon the uncanny, The Witching Hour explores stories of witches’ incantations, murderous dolls, and a church deacon who bravely confronts four giant ghost cats, as well as music by Bach, Dave Matthews, and Stevie Wonder.

Audiences will experience everything from ghostly whispers to fiery incantations, all woven together by the artistry and precision of the 16 vocal artists of Luminos Ensemble.

Formed in 2017, Charlottetown-based Luminos Ensemble is an ECMA-winning professional mixed choir known for creative and thought-provoking concerts, with a flair for the dramatic.

“Choral music naturally has a mystical power, and as a choir we’ve always enjoyed doing the unexpected,” says Dr. Margot Rejskind, artistic director of Luminos Ensemble. “With The Witching Hour, we wanted to lean into both of those qualities to present a concert that is thrilling, electrifying, and just plain fun.”

Tickets are available at luminosensemble.com. Audience members are encouraged to embrace the spirit of the season by arriving in costume, and can expect an evening where classical mastery meets a touch of the macabre.