Details

St John's Church
5 St John's Road
Southdown
Harpenden
Hertfordshire
AL5 1DJ
England

Thursday 19th December 2024
7:30 PM

Programme

Benjamin Britten – A Ceremony of Carols, Op.28
Gregorian Chant – Rorate Caeli
Judith Weir – Drop Down, Ye Heavens, From Above
Michael Head – The Little Road to Bethlehem
Hill David – Away in a Manger
Jonathan Rathbone – The Oxen
Kenneth Leighton – Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child
~ Interval ~
Mykola Leontovych – Carol of the Bells
John Joubert – Torches
Ralph Vaughan Williams – O little town of Bethlehem
Elizabeth Poston – Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
Tim Sutton – Past Three O'Clock
Arthur Sullivan – It came upon the midnight clear
John Rutter – The Twelve Days of Christmas
James Pierpont – Jingle Bells
David Willcocks – O come, all ye faithful

Performers

Benjamin Kirk – Conductor

Lea Singers

Programme Note

The Lea Singers’ annual Christmas Concert, FestiveLea, is an evening of uplifting singing and popular carols.

With a selection of well-known carols for audience and choir interspersed with some beautiful numbers for choir that may be new to you, this is the perfect start to your Christmas break.