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King's Lynn Minster
16 Church Street
King's Lynn
Norfolk
PE30 5EB
England
Programme
Jonathan Rathbone – The Oxen
Thomas Tallis – Hodie nobis caelorum
William Byrd – Laetentur coeli
Ralph Vaughan Williams – The Truth from Above
Leonel Power – Mater ora filium
Walter Lambe – Nesciens mater
John Joubert – There is no Rose of Such Virtue, Op.14
Gustav Holst – In the Bleak Midwinter
Cheryl Frances-Hoad – The Promised Light of Life
William Byrd – Viri Galilei
Reginald Jacques – Away In A Manger
Alison Willis – Christ Child Lullaby
John Rutter – There is a flower
Owain Park – I wonder as I wander
Bob Chilcott – The Shepherds' Carol
Robert Rice – How far is it to Bethlehem
Performers
The Gesualdo Six
Programme Note
Exploring festive works by composers which evoke a sense of mystery and joy.
For centuries Christmas and the surrounding seasons have inspired composers to new heights of invention.There is no rose reaches across the ages, from the eternal beauty of theTudor church right up to the twenty-first century. Highlighting works from English composers, The Gesualdo Six capture the essence of the festive spirit, with moments of stillness set against joyful exuberance
