Sunday 19 December, 2010
7pmThe King’s Singers
Joy To The World
Programme:
Trad. arr. Carl Davis: Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow
Poem: Christina Rossetti 'Christmas Eve'
Trad. Basque arr. Edgar Pettman: The Angel Gabriel
Trad. French arr. Philip Lawson: Noel Nouvelet
Trad. arr. Bob Chilcott: What Child is This?
Poem: Charles Causley: Ballad of the Bread-Man
Tchaikovsky arr. Jeremy Lubbock: The Crown of Roses
J.S. Bach: O Little One Sweet
Philip Lawson: Lullay My Liking
Reading: Christmas 1915
Gruber arr. John Rutter: Stille Nacht
June Collin: The Quiet Heart
Poem: Rudyard Kipling: Eddi's Service
John Rutter: There is a Flower
Trad. arr. Philip Lawson: Joy to the World
Camille Saint-Saëns: Serenade d'Hiver
Reading: John Julius Norwich: A Correspondence
Trad. arr. Geoffrey Keating: The Twelve Days of Christmas
The first half of this programme draws together a sequence of carols with recited poems to create a celebration of this very special time of year. Starting with the familiar story of the shepherds visiting a cow shed to see a newly born baby boy, to anticipating the sacrifice to come at the end of his life, and ending with a rousing arrangement of 'Joy to the World', this programme includes carols by Tchaikovsky, Bach, Rutter and Salvation Army composer June Collin, arrangements by Carl Davis, Philip Lawson and Bob Chilcott and poems by Christina Rossetti, Rudyard Kipling and Charles Causley.
The second half of the programme is from the lighter side of the King's Singers repertoire and concludes with Christmas pieces sung in close harmony.
This concert is Stephen Connolly’s last performance with the group after 24 years as a much loved and admired King’s Singer, and will be recorded for a live burn CD which will be available to buy when the concert finishes.
The King's Singers - Cadogan Hall Season:
Thursday 29th April - A German Vespers
Friday 22nd October - Nightsong
Sunday 19th December - Joy to the World
Tickets*:
£22.50, £20, £17.50, £15
Please note:
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Concessions*:
Student tickets: £10
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Special Offers*:
Encore members: top price tickets £15
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