London for Christmas

2 December 2011, 19.00
Dulwich College Concert Choir, Madrigal Choir, Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra and Symphonic Wind Band
Richard Mayo conductor | Barbara Lake conductor | John Carnelley conductor
Lesley Larkum conductor | Michael Deniran violin | Lewis Lloyd piano

Beethoven Romance in F
Mozart Piano Concerto in A K414 (1st Movement); Divertimento in F K138
Nigel Hess New York from East Coast Pictures
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue; Medley from Porgy and Bess
Rutter The Heavenly Aeroplane

£7.00-£12.00, Concessions £7.00

3 December 2011, 19.30
The Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
Graham Ross director | Nicolas Haigh organ | Peter Harrison organ

Veni, veni Emmanuel: A concert centered around the great Advent ‘O’ Antiphons

Programme to include
Byrd Vigilate; Ecce virgo concipiet
Roderick Williams O Adonai et Dux domus Israel
Elizabeth Poston Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
Howells A Spotless Rose
Charles Wood O thou the central orb
Mendelssohn When Jesus our Lord / Say, where is He born
Rutter Hymn to the Creator of Light
Peter Warlock Bethlehem Down
Handel For unto us a child is born
Graham Ross I sing of a maiden
John Gardner Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
Giles Swayne Magnificat I

£10.00-£25.00, Concessions 10% discount

4 December 2011, 19.00
The London Chorus | Royal Orchestral Society for Amateur Musicians
Orlando Jopling conductor | Gweneth-Ann Jeffers soprano | David Kempster baritone | Kyril Zlotnikov cello

Handel (arr. Elgar) Overture in D minor
Elgar Cello Concerto
Vaughan Williams Symphony No.1 Sea Symphony

£10.00-£20.00, Concessions £8.00

5 December 2011, 19.30
The Choir of Christ's College, Cambridge
The Glory of Christmas
In aid of Oracle Cancer Trust
David Rowland director
Thames Chamber Orchestra
Keith Marshall conductor

 

J.S. Bach Wachet Auf; Breakforth O Beauteous Morning Light; Organ Voluntary In Dulce Jubilo
Vivaldi Winter from The Four Seasons
Handel Extracts from Messiah
Howells A Spotless Rose
Leighton Lully lulla
R.R. Terry Myn Lyking
Programme also to include a selection of seasonal readings and carols with audience participation

£10.00-£45.00

7 December 2011, 19.30
Rosenblatt Recitals
Sabina Cvilak soprano | Iain Burnside piano

Pregelj Ciciban
Vilhar Nezakonska mati
Lipovsek Nocoj pa, ah, nocoj
Hauer Der gute Glaube; Hyperions Schicksalslied; Sonnenuntergang; Vanini;
Lebenslauf Hoelderlin Lieder op.6
Strauss Allerseelen; Zueignung; Morgen
Puccini Sì. Mi chiamano Mimì La Bohème; Senza mamma Suor Angelica
Stolz Pierrot, komm trag mich nach Haus Eine einzige Nacht; Du sollst der Kaiser meiner Seele sein Der Favorit; Spiel auf deiner Geige Venus in Seide
Lehár Vilya-Lied Die lustige Witwe

£10.00-£20.00, Concessions £10.00

8 December 2011, 13.00
Lunchtime Concert Series

Grier Piano Trio
Savitri Grier violin | Indira Grier cello | Francis Grier piano

Schumann Piano Trio No.1 in D minor op.63
Dvořák Piano Trio No.4 in E minor op.90 Dumky

£10.00 (free to Friends of St. Johns)
Note: Unreserved seating

8 December 2011, 19.30
Charities Philharmonia 5th Anniversary Concert
Michael Alexander Young conductor

Pugh Vasilisa The Beautiful
R. Strauss Till Eulenspiegel
Holst The Planets

£12.00-£25.00, Concessions £9.00-£20.00

10 December 2011, 19.00
Handel Messiah
18.00 – Pre-concert talk – renowned Handel expert Dr. Ruth Smith in conversation with Jonathan Sells and Julian Forbes.

Featuring Handel Singing Competition 2011 winner Stefanie True, eight singers and fourteen players add unexpected elements of clarity and intimacy to the usual mix of power and excitement in Handel’s masterpiece.

£12.00-£25.00, students £10.00

11 December 2011, 18.30
City of London Choir - Carols by Candlelight
In aid of Crisis
Hilary Davan Wetton conductor

A programme of seasonal music and carols with audience participation for all the family (recommended minimum age 6)

‘A carol concert with bells on, this annual appearance by the City of London Choir – one of the country’s leading amateur outfits – does away with stiff British reserve.’ The Guardian

£12.00-£24.00, Concessions £2.00 discount, 16s and under 50% discount

13 December 2011, 19.30
The New London Children's Choir
In aid of the London Taxidrivers’ Fund for Underprivileged Children

Ronald Corp conductor | Alexander Wells piano
London Charity Orchestra*
William Carslake conductor | Simon Kodurand violin

An evening of classic favourites. Programme to include traditional carols alongside works by composers such as Berlioz, Tchaikovsky, Vivaldi and Morricone.

£25.00, Concessions £15.00

14-23 December 2011
26th Annual Christmas Festval

14 December 2011, 19.30
Christ Church Cathedral Choir - Christmas Treasures
Stephen Darlington director | Clive Driskill-Smith piano
Michael Heighway piano | Introduced by Howard Goodall

Programme of traditional carols, also to include
Holst In the bleak midwinter
Rutter Good people all this Christmastime
Handel Zadok the priest
Britten Shepherd's carol
Cornelius The three kings

£10.00-£25.00

15 December 2011, 19.30
The English Concert | The Choir of The English Concert
Harry Bicket director/organ | Christopher Gillett Evangelist
Nadja Zwiener violin | Walter Reiter violin

Monteverdi Beatus vir; Magnificat
Biber Rosary Sonatas Annunciation and Nativity
Schütz The Christmas Story

£10.00-£30.00

16 December 2011, 19.30
Ex Cathedra - Christmas Music by Candlelight
Jeffrey Skidmore conductor | Andrew Fletcher organ

Programme to include
Williams O Adonai
Warlock Bethlehem Down
Britten A Boy was born
Anon Songs of the nuns of Chester
Arnold de Lantins In tua memoria
Gardner The holly and the ivy
Jennefelt O salutaris hostia

£10.00-£30.00, Concessions 10% discount

17 December 2011, 19.30
Chapelle du Roi - Meet the Tudors
Alistair Dixon director

Programme to include
Fayrfax Magnificat regale
Tallis Suscipe quaeso Domine; Beati immaculati; Videte miraculum
Byrd Hodie Christus natus est
Sheppard Reges tharsis; Verbum caro

£10.00-£25.00

18 December 2011, 19.30
Apollo Chamber Choir | Apollo Chamber Orchestra - Messiah by Candlelight
David Chernaik conductor | Lorna Anderson soprano
Joanna Campion mezzo soprano | Richard Edgar-Wilson tenor | Jonathan Gunthorpe bass

£12.00-£32.00, Concessions 10% discount

19 December 2011, 19.30
The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge | Holst Singers | City of London Sinfonia | Boys from the Temple Church Choir
Stephen Layton conductor | Allan Clayton tenor | Sally Pryce harp

Britten A Ceremony of Carols op.28; St Nicolas op.42
This concert will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3

£10.00-£25.00, Concessions 10% discount

20 December 2011, 19.30
The Cardinall's Musick - From Darkness to Light
Andrew Carwood director

Programme to include
Victoria Missa pro defunctis (1605); Missa pro Victoria; O magnum mysterium; Magnificat primi toni

£10.00-£25.00, Concessions 10% discount

21 December 2011, 19.30
The Tallis Scholars - Journey of the Nativity
Peter Phillips director

Anon Ave Maria
Palestrina Missa Ave Maria
Eccard Übers Gebirg; Maria wallt zum Heiligtum
H Praetorius Magnificat Tone V
M Praetorius Ecce dominus veniet; In dulci jubilo
This concert will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3

£12.00-£33.00

22 December 2011, 19.30
The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Stephen Layton conductor
Katherine Watson soprano | Iestyn Davies countertenor
James Gilchrist tenor | Neal Davies bass

Bach Christmas Oratorio (Parts 1, 2, 3 and 6)
This concert will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3

£10.00-£25.00, Concessions 10% discount

23 December 2011, 19.30
Polyphony - Handel Messiah
Academy of Ancient Music
Stephen Layton conductor
Katherine Watson soprano | Iestyn Davies countertenor
James Gilchrist tenor | Neal Davies bass
This concert will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3

£19.00-£50.00

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