The Telling: Christemas Past: A celebration of Christmas in words and music at St John the Baptist Church, Amersham on Friday 14th December 2018

Please note: This concert is in the past and has already taken place.

The Telling: Christemas Past

A celebration of Christmas in words and music

Part of the Little Missenden Festival 2018

Add to my Calendar 14-12-2018 20:00 14-12-2018 22:00 36 The Telling: Christemas Past Christemas Past is a Medieval celebration of Christmas in words and music, performed by The Telling. Leader Clare Norburn says their aim is “to create a new kind of concert experience for the 21st century, while encapsulating the spirit and music of the past. Blurring the boundaries of what a concert is, we bring you intimate ‘concert-theatre’ pieces. We transport you back in time through song, music, poetry and story-telling.” This programme mixes contemplative and lively carols - some familiar, others new to us. Alongside the English Medieval carol, we’ll hear others from the European tradition - including German, Catalan and Finnish examples. Readings, both period and more recent, will be interwoven with the music. These reflect on and illuminate the carols themselves. The singers aim to use our performing space creatively - processing at times around the audience with candles or starting at different points around the church. It promises to be a rich and compelling evening, putting us all in the right mood for Christmas. Clare Norburn sopranoAriane Prüssner mezzo, percussionJoy Smith harpPatience Tomlinson reader St John the Baptist Church, Amersham DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St John the Baptist Church
Highmore Cottages
Little Missenden
Amersham
Buckinghamshire
HP7 0RA
England

Friday 14th December 2018
8:00 PM

Programme

Clare Norburn – Christemas Past

Performers

The Telling

Programme Note

Christemas Past is a Medieval celebration of Christmas in words and music, performed by The Telling.

Leader Clare Norburn says their aim is “to create a new kind of concert experience for the 21st century, while encapsulating the spirit and music of the past. Blurring the boundaries of what a concert is, we bring you intimate ‘concert-theatre’ pieces. We transport you back in time through song, music, poetry and story-telling.”

This programme mixes contemplative and lively carols - some familiar, others new to us. Alongside the English Medieval carol, we’ll hear others from the European tradition - including German, Catalan and Finnish examples.

Readings, both period and more recent, will be interwoven with the music. These reflect on and illuminate the carols themselves. The singers aim to use our performing space creatively - processing at times around the audience with candles or starting at different points around the church. It promises to be a rich and compelling evening, putting us all in the right mood for Christmas.

Clare Norburn soprano
Ariane Prüssner mezzo, percussion
Joy Smith harp
Patience Tomlinson reader

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