Celebrate the festive season with a concert showcasing Britten’s Ceremony of Carols alongside traditional and modern works.
Written in the darkest of times on a wartime transatlantic voyage, Britten’s buoyant, brilliant music would pierce any midwinter gloom. For our concert, it is the endpoint of a journey through music from the medieval to the present day. Some of the names and music may not be familiar, but each composer beautifully captures the spirit of the season, whether reflective, exultant, poetic or peaceful.
PROGRAMME
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Britten
A Hymn to the Virgin
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Anon. mediaeval (c. 1420)
There is no Rose
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Palestrina
Hodie Christus natus est
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Palestrina
‘Gloria’ from Missa Hodie Christus natus est
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Joubert
There is no rose
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Traditional (Cornish)
Sans Day Carol
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Parry
Welcome, Yule
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Howard Skempton
Adam lay ybounden
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Victoria
Ne timeas
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Anon. mediaeval
Angelus ad virginem
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Victoria
Alma Redemptoris Mater
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Francis Pott
A Hymn to the Virgin
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Lucy Walker
There is No Rose
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Cecilia McDowall
Of a Rose
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Anon
The Salutation Carol
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Britten
A Ceremony of Carols
PERFORMERS
- The Sixteen
- Harry Christophers conductor
- Anne Denholm-Blair harp