Join us for a vibrant and varied mix of traditional carols with some unexpected delights, from medieval to modern. The luminous beauty of Morten Lauridsen rubs shoulders with folk carols and brilliant arrangements of familiar tunes, with music by today’s most celebrated carol composers Bob Chilcott and John Rutter.
Presented by Saffron Hall
PROGRAMME
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Traditional
I wonder as I wander
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Lauridsen
O magnum mysterium
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Will Todd
Let me walk in peace
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Gareth Treseder
Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
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Anon
The Salutation carol
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Reena Esmail
The Unexpected Early Hour – Lauds (from A Winter Breviary)
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Audience Carol
Hark! The herald angels sing
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Traditional
Wassail song
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Bach / Traditional
Prelude BWV 729 / In dulci jubilo / Prelude BWV 608
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Audience Carol
O little town of Bethlehem
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Bob Chilcott
The Shepherd’s Carol
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Anon
Gaudete
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Alec Roth
Lullaby Carol
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arr. Darius Battiwalla
I saw three ships
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Cecilia McDowell
Now may we singen
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Britten
A New Year Carol
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Leontovych
Carol of the Bells
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Margaret Rizza
As Joseph was a-walking
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Audience Carol
O come all ye faithful
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Lucy Walker
There is no rose
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Traditional arr. Rutter
Sans Day Carol
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Parry
Welcome, Yule
PERFORMERS
- The Sixteen
- Harry Christophers conductor
- Alexander Pott organ and piano