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St Clement Danes (RAF Church)
Strand
Temple
London
WC2R 1DH
England
Programme
Jamie Powe – Adam Lay Ybounden
Anonymous – Iam Nubes
Robert Parsons – Ave Maria
Mary Offer – Shards of Heaven
Bob Chilcott – The Shepherds' Carol
Cecilia McDowall – Now may we singen
Reena Esmail – Winter Breviary
Libby Larsen – A Simple Gloria
Joanna Marsh – In Winter's House
Sarah Macdonald – Like the Snow in Winter
Richard Allain – Coventry Carol
Abbie Betinis – Behind the Clouds
Rhona Clarke – Three Carols on Medieval Texts
Peter Gritton – Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Bo Holten – First Snow
Performers
Jamie Powe – Conductor
The Fourth Choir
Programme Note
The official start of the Christmas season is, as everyone knows, not the release of the John Lewis ad, but the Fourth Choir’s Winter Concert!
During the dark days of December, the world can seem a cruel and difficult place and, as human beings have done since the dawn of time, this is the time when we are drawn to congregate together in places of light, warmth and companionship, to refresh the spirit and seek comfort from the sound of voices raised in harmony.
In this year’s Music for a Winter’s Night, Jamie Powe, our Music Director, has crafted a beautiful, varied programme of Christmas music that can be enjoyed by people of every religion and none. We’ve included pieces by Joanna Marsh, Bob Chilcott and Reena Esmail, a gorgeous Ave Maria by Tudor composer Robert Parsons, and the atmospheric, 8-part ‘First Snow’ by Danish composer Bo Holten. All this and more…
Mulled cider (alcoholic or soft, included with ticket) will be served in the interval.
