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St Peter's Church
Black Lion Lane
Hammersmith
London
W6 9BE
England
Programme
Sarah Quartel – A Winter Day
Adolphe Adam – O Holy Night
John Goss – See amid the Winter's Snow
John Rutter – Carol of the Magi
Gustav Holst – In the Bleak Midwinter
Bob Chilcott – The Rose in the Middle of Winter
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Fantasia on Christmas Carols
George Butterworth – On Christmas Night
Cecilia McDowall – A Winter's Night
Performers
Christopher Webb – bass-baritone
Cara Berridge – Violoncello
Alex Knight – organ / piano
Richard Bannan – Musical Director
Petros Singers
Programme Note
This musical journey, encompassing both wintertime and Christmastide, has two works by contemporary composers as its focus: Sarah Quartel’s cantata, A Winter Day, conjures up haunting and vivid images of a cold and crisp winter, and of swirling, dancing snowflakes; in contrast, Cecilia McDowall’s carol cycle, A Winter’s Night, combines several joyous songs to create a performance full of Christmas spirit. This festive celebration will also include some favourite Christmas works, as well as the ever-popular audience carols for you to sing.
Petros Singers are delighted to welcome Christopher Webb, bass-baritone, and Cara Berridge, violoncello, along with their accompanist Alex Knight. Do join them for candlelight, mulled wine and mince pies to get the Christmas 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 large-scale works to exquisite miniatures – placing particular emphasis on vibrant and communicative singing.
Christopher Webb enjoys a varied career as a soloist and ensemble singer. He is currently a vicar-choral at St Paul's Cathedral and sings with renowned choirs including the Monteverdi Choir, Ensemble Pygmalion, Dunedin Consort, Polyphony, La Nuova Musica, Philharmonia Voices and The Marian Consort.
Cara Berridge is a founder member of the award-winning Sacconi Quartet who have performed at all the major London venues and travelled extensively throughout the UK and Europe. She enjoys playing with various chamber orchestras, Ensemble Perpetuo, and recording music for films and TV programmes.
Alex Knight combines a freelance career as an organist, pianist, conductor, continuo player, music producer and teacher with his posts as Accompanist for Petros Singers and Musical Director for the Treble Chefs.
Richard Bannan 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 Castle, and with many of the country’s major professional ensembles.
