36th Christmas Festival
London Choral Sinfonia
Michael Waldron
director
Elizabeth Karani
soprano
Philip Smith
baritone
Sally Pryce
harp
Plainsong
O Come O Come Emmanuel
Anon.
There is no Rose
Britten
I Wonder as I wander
Britten
A Ceremony of Carols
Gauntlett
Once in Royal David’s City
Fletcher arr. Owain Park
Ring Out, Wild Bells
John Rutter
Nativity Carol
Bob Chilcott
Sweet was the Song
John Ireland
The Holy Boy
Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on Christmas Carols
Mendelssohn
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
Adam arr. Owain Park
O Holy Night

Allow the LCS to serenade you with a concert of joyful music this Christmas. With an uplifting selection of festive pieces from the very best British composers, there is music for everyone to enjoy!

Beginning with Britten’s spell-binding Middle English poetry, A Ceremony of Carols, the concert continues with well-known audience carols and Christmas classics, alongside familiar Christmas tunes in new and enchanting arrangements. The programme culminates with Vaughan Williams’ majestic Fantasia on Christmas Carols.


Pre-concert Recital

As part of the LCS: Overture scheme, there will be a pre-concert recital at 18:30 in association with the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

Performers:

The Kurtág Trio (Ke Ma piano, Simon McKenzie viola & Jonathan Willett clarinet

Programme:

Robert Schumann (1810 - 1856) - Märchenerzählungen, Op. 132 (1853)

György Kurtág (b. 1926) - Hommage à Robert Schumann for Clarinet, Viola and Piano, Op. 15d, Abscheid

Tickets are free to all those attending the LCS concert. 

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