Carols & Readings Poster

Spirit of Christmas

Friday 19 and Saturday 20 December 2014
St George's Bristol

Christopher Finch - Conductor
Nigel Nash - Piano
Liberty Brass Ensemble

Programme

PART 1

Choir: Hodie, Christus natus est - Sweelink
Reading: At Christmas - Fra Giovanni (written 1513)
Choir: In dulci jubilo - Scheidt
  Lullaby my sweet baby - Byrd
Everyone: Once in Royal David's City
Reading: Star-Silver - Carl Sandburg
Choir: The Three Kings - Jonathan Dove
  Coventry Carol - Richard Allain
Reading: The Christmas Truce - Captain R Armes 1914
Everyone: It Came upon the Midnight Clear
Choir: Camerata Carols - Frikki Walker


PART 2

Reading: What is Christmas? - Agnes Pharo
Choir: Christus natus est - Cecilia MacDowall
Everyone: The First Nowell
Reading: Postcards from the (left over) veg - Miles Kington
Choir: Run, shepherds, run! with audience - Jonathan Dove
  While Shepherds Watched - Owain Park
Everyone: Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Reading: Fat Christmas - Anon
Choir: I saw three ships - Will Todd
  O Come All Ye Faithful with audience - Will Todd
  Jingle Bells - Allwood
 
Choir: Christmas Song - Will Todd

Liberty Brass Ensemble comprises five of this country's leading young professional brass players. They are all students at London's most prestigious music colleges, and between them have performed with some of the most respected conductors and orchestras throughout the world.

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