A Women's Voice Chamber Choir in Stamford, Lincs, UK
Our Next Event
St Firmin's Church, Thurlby, near Bourne
Sunday 11th December 2022 at 3.30 p.m.
A choir of women’s voices gives a concert of evocative Christmas music, from Gregorian Chant to John Tavener's The Lamb. Including In nativitatem Domini canticum by Charpentier and a selection of Christmas melodies with flute descants.
Mulled non-alcoholic punch and mince pies served at the interval.
Guest Artists:
Julie Dearden flute
Bruce Burbidge organ
Conducted by Fergus Black
PROGRAMME
An Advent Responsory (Barry Rose)
Laetabundus (chant)
Vom Himmel Hoch Chorale Prelude BWV 738 (Johann Sebastian Bach)
Vom Himmel Hoch canon (after Scheidt)
Magnificat 8th mode for organ (Samuel Scheidt)
The Lamb (John Tavener)
Allegretto for flute (Benjamin Godard)
L'Adieu des Bergers (Hector Berlioz)
Three Ukrananian Carols:
1 Boh Sia Rozdaje
2 Skynija zlataja
3 Carol of the Bells -Leontyvych
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INTERVAL
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Winter (Four Seasons) (Antonio Vivaldi)
Christmas Hymn (arr Charles Kennedy Scott)
Schlafendes Jesuskind (Hugo Wolf)
In Nativitate Domini Nostri Jesu Christi Canticum, H 421 (Marc-Antoine Charpentier)
When Christ Was Born (John Gardner)
Mid-Winter (Bob Chilcott)
Sweet Baby Sleep (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
Stable Carol (Vaughan Meakins)
You can find out about our concerts, and others in the Stamford/Peterborough area, by subscribing to the newsletter from the High Notes Music Society.