Details
Greyfriars Kirk
Greyfriars Place
Edinburgh
EH1 2QQ
Scotland
Programme
Harold Darke – In the bleak mid-winter
James MacMillan – Strathclyde Motets: Data Est Mihi Omnis Potestas
Elizabeth Poston – Jesus Christ the apple tree
Chris Hutchings – Adeste Fideles
Herbert Howells – A spotless rose
Eriks Esenvalds – Stars
John Rutter – Dormi Jesu
Tom Cunningham – Sir Christèmas
John Rutter – The Twelve Days of Christmas
Richard Lloyd – Love came down at Christmas
Performers
Alistair Digges – Music Director
Henry Wallace – organ
Edinburgh Singers
Programme Note
The Edinburgh Singers present a choral celebration of Christmas in the historic Greyfriars Kirk. Under the baton of Musical Director Alistair Digges, and accompanied by organist Henry Wallace, the evening will feature choral Christmas favourites including Darke's In the Bleak Midwinter, Poston's Jesus Christ the Apple Tree and Howells' A Spotless Rose; works by contemporary composers Ēriks Ešenvalds, James MacMillan, Chris Hutchings and Tom Cunningham, as well as some traditional carols for all to join in.
The choir invite audience members to join us after the performance to toast the season with complimentary mulled wine and mince pies.
Tickets £12 / £10 (under 12s free) available from The Queens Hall box office (0131 668 2019), from choir members or on the door.