Bach Advent Cantatas – a Choral Meditation for Advent
Sunday 12 December 2021, 7.30pm
St. Dunstan’s Parish Church Choir, in conjunction with the Mayfield Festival Baroque Orchestra and conducted by Andrew Benians, will perform excerpts from J. S. Bach’s Advent Cantatas for soloists, chorus and orchestra at St. Dunstan’s Church, Mayfield on the 12th of December. The music will be interspersed with reflections, readings and poetry selected and read by The Rt Revd Nicholas Holtam (formerly Bishop of Salisbury and the Church of England’s lead bishop on the environment) that reference Advent as both a time of expectation for the Second Coming of Christ and a season of penitence and reflection to precede the celebrations of Christmas.
So why not make a date in your personal advent calendar to escape the pre-Christmas hustle and bustle and take some time to enjoy awe-inspiring contemplative music in the beautiful setting of St. Dunstan’s Church, Mayfield?
Performers
St Dunstan’s Parish Church Choir
Director of Music - Andrew Benians
Mayfield Festival Baroque Orchestra
Leader – Kinga Ujszászi
Soloists
Annenora Benians (Mezzo-Soprano)
Dee Benians (Soprano)
Rosanna Wicks (Soprano)
Tom Hawkey-Soar (Tenor)
Stephen Lazell (Bass)
Tickets
Ticket price: £10 (half-price for under-18s)
Online: www.ticketsource.co.uk/mayfieldfestival
Telephone: 0333 666 3366 (quote ‘Mayfield Festival’)
High Street: Lambert & Foster Estate Agents in Wadhurst and Mayfield
or on the door from 7.00pm (cash only on the door).
Note: a postage fee applies if tickets are sent by mail and a booking fee applies to payments made by debit and credit card.
