Glad Christmas Comes at St Peter's Church, London on Saturday 11th December 2021

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Glad Christmas Comes

Add to my Calendar 11-12-2021 19:30 11-12-2021 21:30 36 Glad Christmas Comes Favourite carols and seasonal songs from across the centuries – from Medieval Scandinavia, through Renaissance Italy and Baroque Germany, to Dickensian England and contemporary Hollywood – will be celebrated in an evening full of comfort and joy. The concert features the work of Palestrina, Hieronymus Praetorius, Gustav Holst and Bob Chilcott’s popular The Twelve Days of Christmas, alongside the world premiere of Glad Christmas Comes, a carol suite commissioned by Petros Singers and composed by Andrew Wells. Join us for candlelight, mulled wine and mince pies to get the festive season off to a great start.   Petros Singers is West London’s leading amateur chamber choir. We perform a wide variety of music – from baroque to contemporary, from largescale works to exquisite miniatures – placing particular emphasis on vibrant and communicative singing. Richard Bannan (musical director) was a choral scholar at Clare College, Cambridge before embarking on a career as a professional vocal musician, arranger and teacher. He now sings as a Lay-Clerk at St George’s Chapel, Windsor and with many of the country’s major professional ensembles. Andrew Wells has been Petros Singers’ accompanist since 1987. He plays for several other choirs and has frequently been rehearsal pianist for the BBC Singers and Symphony Chorus. As a composer, he has written in many diverse styles, with works being performed from London to Moscow. St Peter's Church, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Peter's Church
Black Lion Lane
Hammersmith
London
W6 9BE
England

Saturday 11th December 2021
7:30 PM

Programme

Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina – Surge illuminare Jerusalem
Bob Chilcott – The Twelve Days of Christmas
Cheryl Frances-Hoad – Good day Sir Christemas
Will Todd – My Lord has Come
Steven Sametz – Gaudete (Two Medievsl Lyrics, for unaccompanied SSATB)
Gustav Holst – Christmas Day (Choral Fantasy on Old Carols), H.109
Andrew Wells – Glad Christmas Comes
Hieronymus Praetorius – Magnificat quinti toni
Harold Darke – In the bleak mid-winter
Cecilia McDowall – Gaude etvlaetare

Performers

Richard Bannan – Director
Andrew Wells – organ / piano

Petros Singers

Programme Note

Favourite carols and seasonal songs from across the centuries – from Medieval Scandinavia, through Renaissance Italy and Baroque Germany, to Dickensian England and contemporary Hollywood – will be celebrated in an evening full of comfort and joy.

The concert features the work of Palestrina, Hieronymus Praetorius, Gustav Holst and Bob Chilcott’s popular The Twelve Days of Christmas, alongside the world premiere of Glad Christmas Comes, a carol suite commissioned by Petros Singers and composed by Andrew Wells.

Join us for candlelight, mulled wine and mince pies to get the festive season off to a great start.

Petros Singers is West London’s leading amateur chamber choir. We perform a wide variety of music – from baroque to contemporary, from largescale works to exquisite miniatures – placing particular emphasis on vibrant and communicative singing.

Richard Bannan (musical director) was a choral scholar at Clare College, Cambridge before embarking on a career as a professional vocal musician, arranger and teacher. He now sings as a Lay-Clerk at St George’s Chapel, Windsor and with many of the country’s major professional ensembles.

Andrew Wells has been Petros Singers’ accompanist since 1987. He plays for several other choirs and has frequently been rehearsal pianist for the BBC Singers and Symphony Chorus. As a composer, he has written in many diverse styles, with works being performed from London to Moscow.

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