Wassail! Music for Christmas

A varied programme to get you into the mood for Christmas. There are two substantial works for choir and harp: Britten’s much loved and atmospheric A Ceremony of Carols and John Owen Edwards’ fantasia on carols Wassail! The contemporary is not neglected as we come right up to date with the winner of the 2015 BBC Radio 3 Breakfast Carol Competition, Comes the Light by Ann Burgess. Greg Rose’s It’s Snowing presents an extra­ordinary and magical vocal picture of snowy weather, using aleatoric effects. As usual, there are some chances for the audience to join in with old favourites and also to meet the choir over a glass of wine and a mince pie before (from 7.00 pm) and after the concert. Programme: Britten: A Ceremony of Carols Edwards: Wassail! Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium Leighton: Lully, Lulla Chilcott: Christmas 1666 Burgess: Comes the Light Rose: It’s Snowing Kelly: Let’s Have Some More Goose (with audience) With organ solos and carols for choir and audience Tickets £15.00 (£10.00 under 18s and full time students only). Free programme with tickets booked in advance