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Christmas Classics

In support of Macmillan Cancer Support

Add to my Calendar 08-12-2018 19:30 08-12-2018 21:30 36 Christmas Classics A dazzling array of traditional festive favourites. On Christmas Night is a musical celebration of the Christmas story, presented as a sequence of eight original carols incorporating familiar carol melodies within fresh new settings, resulting in an impressive array of styles and moods – from comforting and reflective to jubilant, swinging and folksy. Combining tradition and invention, On Christmas Night is a versatile and enchanting work popular with audiences worldwide.  Rutter’s Magnificat is a joyous celebration of the Virgin Mary, inspired by countries such as Spain, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Following the example set by Bach, the Magnificat text is extended, incorporating the fifteenth-century English poem Of a Rose, the prayers Sancta Maria, and the Sanctus (set to the Gregorian chant of the Missa Cum Jubilo) and TRADITIONAL CAROLS FOR ALL. St Mary's Church, Reigate DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Mary's Church
Chart Lane
Reigate
Surrey
RH2 7RN
England

Programme

John Rutter – Magnificat
Various – Carols for All
Bob Chilcott – On Christmas Night

Performers

Reigate and Redhill Choral Society

Programme Note

A dazzling array of traditional festive favourites. On Christmas Night is a musical celebration of the Christmas story, presented as a sequence of eight original carols incorporating familiar carol melodies within fresh new settings, resulting in an impressive array of styles and moods – from comforting and reflective to jubilant, swinging and folksy. Combining tradition and invention, On Christmas Night is a versatile and enchanting work popular with audiences worldwide.  Rutter’s Magnificat is a joyous celebration of the Virgin Mary, inspired by countries such as Spain, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. Following the example set by Bach, the Magnificat text is extended, incorporating the fifteenth-century English poem Of a Rose, the prayers Sancta Maria, and the Sanctus (set to the Gregorian chant of the Missa Cum Jubilo) and TRADITIONAL CAROLS FOR ALL.

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