Details

St Andrew the Apostle Church
Sandhurst Road
Catford
London
SE6 1XD
England

Saturday 17th December 2016
7:30 PM

Programme

Henry John Gauntlett – Once in royal David's city (arr. Arthur Mann)
Samuel Scheidt – A child is born in Bethlehem
Philip Ledger – Still, still, still
William Mathias – A babe is born
Gustav Holst – In the Bleak Midwinter
Mykola Leontovych – Carol of the Bells
Elizabeth Poston – Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
Peter Cornelius – The Three Kings
Anonymous – Unto us is born a Son (arr. Willcocks)
~ Interval ~
Johann Sebastian Bach – Mass in B minor, BWV 232
Franz Xaver Gruber – Silent Night (arr. Cullen)
Anonymous – Deck the hall (arr. Willcocks)
John Rutter – There is a flower
Anonymous – Ding dong! merrily on high (harmonised Wood)
John Francis Wade – O come, all ye faithful (arr. Willcocks)

Performers

Dan Ludford-Thomas – Conductor
Nico de Villiers – piano

Lewisham Choral Society

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Programme Note

At this year’s Christmas concert, Lewisham Choral Society will present a tantilizing taste of Bach's B Minor Mass, ahead of our performance at the Royal Festival Hall next March. Bach himself adapted the Gloria from the Mass for performance on Christmas Day giving it a decidedly seasonal ring.

On either side of this joyous music, the choir will  perform Yuletide music from around the world: Germany, Austria, Wales, Ireland, Ukraine, Finland, France and then home to England just in time for mince pies and wine! And of course we shall be inviting the audience to join us in raising the roof for a selection of favourite carols.

Happy Christmas to one and all!