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St Mary the Virgin Church
346 Lewisham High Street
Lewisham
London
SE13 6LE
England
Programme
Eriks Esenvalds – Stars
Sir Arthur Sullivan – It came upon the midnight clear
Sir Stephen Cleobury – Joys seven
John Rutter – Mary's Lullaby
Andrew Carter – A maiden most gentle
David Willcocks – The First Nowell
David Willcocks – Deck the hall
John Rutter – Wexford Carol
John Rutter – I wonder as I wander
David Willcocks – God rest you merry, gentlemen
~ Interval ~
Mark Hayes – Jesus, oh what a wonderful child
Edgar Pettman – I saw a maiden
Harold Darke – In the bleak mid-winter
Lowell Mason – Joy to the World
John Francis Wade – O come, all ye faithful (arr. Willcocks)
Kate Whitley – In my way (premiere)
Ben Parry – Snow
Felix Mendelssohn – Hark! The Herald angels sing
Performers
Nico de Villiers – piano
James Orford – organ
Dan Ludford-Thomas – Conductor
Lewisham Choral Society
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Programme Note
LCS presents a Christmas concert with a difference! We will be premiering a specially commissioned piece, In My Way, by local composer Kate Whitley, which celebrates the life of one of our members, Miriam McLeod, who died in 2015.
Miriam was a lifelong passionate peace campaigner and the words to Kate’s work are taken from a speech Miriam prepared for her appearance at Newbury Magistrates Court, following her arrest at Greenham Common Peace Camp. Christmas is a time when we will be wishing for peace in the years ahead, which makes this a very fitting occasion to pay tribute to Miriam.
Alongside this exciting new work, we will of course be performing a sparkling selection of music for the festive season, for full choir and ensemble, with plenty of opportunity for audience participation!
The choir is accompanied by Nico de Villiers (piano) and James Orford (organ) under the baton of our Music Director, Dan Ludford-Thomas.
Please come and join us on the 21st of December for some wonderful music, wine and mince pies!
