Lea Singers Christmas Carol Concert - FestiveLea!
Lea Singers
Our annual festive evening of uplifting carols, mulled wine, mince pies and a charity raffle in aid of Rennie Grove Hospice Care Charity No. 1140386.
Local composer, lyricist and musical director Tim Sutton is our guest conductor this year, and will tell The Story of the Carol. A great evening for all the family at the start of Christmas.
Programme
Benjamin Britten - Procession (Hodie Christus natus est) from ‘A Ceremony of Carols’
William Mathias - Sir Christèmas
Trad. arr. Charles Wood - Ding dong merrily on high (1866-1926)
Basque Carol arr. Edgar Pittman - Gabriel’s Message (1865-1943)
Benjamin Britten - A Hymn to the Virgin
Tim Sutton - Quittez Pasteurs
Trad. arr. Vaughan Williams - O Little Town of Bethlehem
Herbert Howells - Here is the Little Door
Trad. arr. David Willcocks - Sussex Carol
Trad. arr. David Willcocks - O Come, All Ye Faithful
Benjamin Britten - Recession (Hodie) from ‘A Ceremony of Carols’
John Rutter - Banquet Fugue from ‘The Reluctant Dragon’
Surprise Solo Slot!
Trad. arr. John Rutter - Here We Come a-Wassailing
Gustav Holst - In the bleak midwinter
Mel Tormé - The Christmas Song (1925-1999)
Felix Mendelssohn - Hark! The herald angels sing
Jules Style and Sammy Cahn arr. Sutton - Let it Snow
Tickets
Rollings Wine Co. , 26, Station Road, Harpenden, AL5 4SE – Tel: 01582-769538
Stage Door, 2 Piggotshill Lane, Southdown, Harpenden, AL5 1LH – Tel: 01582-461886
Online
Adults £15, under 18's £5