Christmas Concert
Thursday 18 December 2008, 19:30 - 21:30
St Mary-le-Bow [ map ]
Cheapside
London EC2V 6AU
Orlando Chamber Choir
James Weeks, director
Andrew Macmillan, organ
A traditional Christmas Concert with plenty of opportunity for the audience to join in. The evening will be rounded off with wine, mince pies and a raffle. Gaudete!
Programme
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Gaudete!
Arthur Mann (1850 - 1929)
Once in royal David's city
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As I out rode
Lullay, lully, thou little tiny child
Arthur Sullivan (1842 - 1900)
It came upon the midnight clear
Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963)
from Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël:
Quem vidistis pastores dicite
Videntes stellam
David Willcocks (1919 - 2015)
We three kings
Charles Wood (1866 - 1926)
Ding dong merrily on high
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck (1562 - 1621)
Hodie Christus natus est
Mateo Flecha (1481 - 1553)
Riu, riu, chiu
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 - 1958)
O little town of Bethlehem
Michael Finnissy (1946 - )
Telling
Peter Warlock (1894 - 1930)
Bethlehem Down
Reginald Jacques (1894 - 1969)
Good King Wenceslas
William Byrd (c.1540 - 1623)
This day Christ was born
David Willcocks (1919 - 2015)
O come, all ye faithful
Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963)
from Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël:
Hodie Christus natus est
Arthur Warrell (1883 - 1939)
We wish you a merry Christmas
