Lewisham Choral Society: A Christmas Fantasy
Seasonal music for choir and audience
Part of the Lewisham Choral Society 2017-2018 Season
Add to my Calendar 16-12-2017 19:30 16-12-2017 21:30 36 Lewisham Choral Society: A Christmas Fantasy Ralph Vaughan Williams arranged folk carols from across the land to create his delightful Fantasia on Christmas Carols and this sparkling collection of melodies will form one of the highlights of Lewisham Choral Society’s Christmas concert this year. After a 5-year gap, the choir is delighted to return to its old familiar home of Lewisham’s parish church of St Mary the Virgin. Like your mother’s Christmas pudding, it will present a rich mixture of seasonal fare including traditional carols for choir and audience and original Yuletide tunes by Tchaikovsky, John Rutter, William Mathias, John Tavener and Carl Rütti for the choir alone. All of this under the direction of maestro Dan Ludford-Thomas and accompanied by Nico de Villiers. A very Merry Christmas to one and all! St Mary the Virgin Church, London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Mary the Virgin Church
346 Lewisham High Street
Lewisham
London
SE13 6LE
England
Programme
Thomas Tallis – O nata lux de lumine
Sir Arthur Sullivan – It came upon the midnight clear
David Willcocks – The Angel Gabriel
Pyotr Tchaikovsky – The Crown of Roses (arr. from Legend, Op.54 no.5)
John Rutter – There is a flower
Ralph Vaughan Williams – O little town of Bethlehem
Patrick Hadley – I sing of a maiden
John Rutter – Star Carol
David Willcocks – Hush! my dear, lie still and slumber
William Mathias – Sir Christemas
David Willcocks – Of the Father's heart begotten
~ Interval ~
Mykola Leontovych – Carol of the Bells
John Tavener – God with us
Carl Rütti – I wonder as I wander
David Willcocks – God rest you merry, gentlemen
Adolphe Adam – O Holy Night
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Felix Mendelssohn – Hark! The Herald angels sing
Performers
Nico de Villiers – Accompanist
Dan Ludford-Thomas – Conductor
Pierpaolo Finaldi – baritone
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Programme Note
Ralph Vaughan Williams arranged folk carols from across the land to create his delightful Fantasia on Christmas Carols and this sparkling collection of melodies will form one of the highlights of Lewisham Choral Society’s Christmas concert this year. After a 5-year gap, the choir is delighted to return to its old familiar home of Lewisham’s parish church of St Mary the Virgin. Like your mother’s Christmas pudding, it will present a rich mixture of seasonal fare including traditional carols for choir and audience and original Yuletide tunes by Tchaikovsky, John Rutter, William Mathias, John Tavener and Carl Rütti for the choir alone. All of this under the direction of maestro Dan Ludford-Thomas and accompanied by Nico de Villiers. A very Merry Christmas to one and all!