Polymnia choir brings you a special, atmospheric prelude to the Christmas season: candlelit choral music that moves from intimate prayer to communal celebration, threading medieval texts, English folk roots and modern reflections into a seasonal tapestry.
After the concert, please join us for mulled wine, homemade cakes, and mince pies (included in your ticket price).
PROGRAMME
Wassail song: Vaughan Williams
Hodie Christus natus est: Palestrina
In dulci jubilo: Bach
There is no rose: Bax
O magnum mysterium: Morten Lauridsen
Es ist ein ros entsprungen: Praetorius
Interlude on the Coventry Carol: William Lloyd Webber
This little babe: Britten
Sweet was the song: Rodney Bennett
The lamb: Tavener
Child of wonder: Eric Whitacre
O holy night: Adam
Fantasia on Christmas carols: Vaughan Williams
I believe in Father Christmas: Emerson Lake and Palmer
The twelve days of Christmas (arr. Andrew Carter)