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St Andrew's Church
Maple Road
Surbiton
London
KT6 4DS
England
Programme
David Bednall – Make We Merry
Traditional Christmas Carols – A selection of well known Christmas carols
Performers
Aeron Glyn-Preston – organ
Andrew Griffiths – Conductor
Kingston Choral Society
Programme Note
Kingston Choral Society Makes Merry in Surbiton this Christmas
Kingston Choral Society returns to St Andrews Church, Maple Road, Surbiton at 7.30pm on Saturday, 18 December, almost two years to the day since their Christmas 2019 concert, the last before the pandemic hit.
Although we still live under the cloud of Covid-19, Christmas is a time of celebration, and the concert will embody that spirit by featuring Make We Merry, a work by contemporary composer, David Bednall, alongside traditional Christmas Carols.
Make We Merry’s eight movements weave together texts from across the centuries to depict a host of emotions, from quiet expectance and gentle wonder to boisterous jubilation. The final movement brings back motifs from the opening and grows to a thrillingly climactic ending.
The audience will have the opportunity to join with the choir in singing some old favourites, and to enjoy drinks and mince pies in the interval.
Andrew Griffiths, the widely respected KCS musical director, will conduct and Aeron Glyn-Preston will perform the highly characterful organ accompaniment.
Make a note in your diaries to join KCS in Making Merry on 18 December.
