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Feckenham Village Hall
High Street
Feckenham
Redditch
Worcestershire
B96 6HN
England
Programme
Arcangelo Corelli – Concerto Grosso in G minor 'Christmas concerto', Op.6 no.8
Traditional Christmas Carols – Three Ships (arr. Le Page)
Anonymous – O Little Town of Bethlehem (arr. Le Page)
Franz Liszt – Weihnachtsbaum: The Shepherds in the Manger (arr. Le Page)
Anonymous – The Snow Melts the Soonest (arr. Le Page)
Anonymous – Riu Riu Chiu (arr. Le Page)
Gustav Holst – Midwinter (arr. Le Page)
Antonio Vivaldi – Violin Concerto in F minor 'Winter', RV 297
The Pogues – Fairytale of New York (arr. Le page)
Anonymous – Noel 1
Henry Purcell – The Fairy Queen: Now Winter Comes Slowly
Anonymous – Coventry Carol
Anonymous – Nowell Tydings Trew
Performers
David Le Page – Director of Music
Orchestra of the Swan
Programme Note
An intriguing tapestry of winter music and words, created between the 12th century and the present day
Midwinter represents a symbolic dividing line; a sacred moment at the year’s end where old gives way to new, despair transforms into hope and darkness becomes light. Since prehistory, humans have celebrated this transition by participating in rituals, often involving food and drink, dancing and music. The midwinter solstice represents that elemental moment when the sun is reborn – its significance, still to this day, not lost on humanity. This programme’s musical pendulum swings between the ancient and the contemporary, the religious and the secular, the familiar and the unknown. We warmly invite you to participate in this unique seasonal journey which illustrates just how rich and captivating a tradition there is in relation to midwinter.
