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Lewisham Choral Society: In Terra Pax
Christmas Music for choir & audience
Part of the Lewisham Choral Society 2015-16 Season
Add to my Calendar 19-12-2015 19:30 19-12-2015 21:30 36 Lewisham Choral Society: In Terra Pax As 2015 draws to a close, we remember the plight of those families forced from their homes by war, tyrrany and destruction and cast our thoughts back to the flight of the Holy Family to Egypt, depicted in the Shepherds' Farewell by Berlioz. This is one of many seasonal tunes from around the world which Lewisham Choral Society will sing at its annual concert of Christmas for choir and audience. We recall also the eternal plea for peace on Earth: In Terra Pax. This work, written in 1954 by the English composer Gerald Finzi recalls his early memory of hearing Christmas bells across the Gloucestershire countryside, echoed here by the poetry of Robert Bridges and the Nativity story as told in St Luke's Gospel. And finally in our programme we celebrate the work of two great promoters of Christmas music: Sir David Willcocks, who died in September aged 95 and John Rutter, whose 70th birthday fell in the same month. Holy Trinity Church, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Holy Trinity Church
Sloane Street
Sloane Square
London
SW1X 9BZ
England
Programme
Peter Wishart – Alleluya, a new work is come on hand
David Willcocks – Angelus ad Virginem
Andrew Carter – A maiden most gentle
David Willcocks – Of the Father's heart begotten
Hector Berlioz – The Shepherds' Farewell
Traditional Carols – Il est né le divin enfant (arr. Willcocks)
Traditional Carols – Joys seven (arr. Stephen Cleobury)
Franz Xaver Gruber – Silent Night (arr. Cullen)
Traditional Carols – Deck the hall (arr. Willcocks)
Traditional Carols – Wassail Song (arr. Vaughan Williams)
Traditional Carols – Twas in the moon of wintertime (arr. Rutter)
~ Interval ~
David Morgan – Make we joy
Traditional Carols – Unto us is born a Son (arr. Willcocks)
Gerald Finzi – In Terra Pax, Op.39
John Francis Wade – O come, all ye faithful (arr. Willcocks)
Performers
Dan Ludford-Thomas – Conductor
Nico de Villiers – piano / organ
Lewisham Choral Society
Programme Note
As 2015 draws to a close, we remember the plight of those families forced from their homes by war, tyrrany and destruction and cast our thoughts back to the flight of the Holy Family to Egypt, depicted in the Shepherds' Farewell by Berlioz. This is one of many seasonal tunes from around the world which Lewisham Choral Society will sing at its annual concert of Christmas for choir and audience.
We recall also the eternal plea for peace on Earth: In Terra Pax. This work, written in 1954 by the English composer Gerald Finzi recalls his early memory of hearing Christmas bells across the Gloucestershire countryside, echoed here by the poetry of Robert Bridges and the Nativity story as told in St Luke's Gospel.
And finally in our programme we celebrate the work of two great promoters of Christmas music: Sir David Willcocks, who died in September aged 95 and John Rutter, whose 70th birthday fell in the same month.
