Religion & Spirituality
'A Ceremony of Carols' for Candlemas
'A Ceremony of Carols' for Candlemas
Rufus Frowde conductor
Hertfordshire County Youth Choir
James Slimings conductor
Andreana Chan organist
Daniel DeFry harpist
The English Chamber Choir is one of the UK’s leading and busiest vocal ensembles. Recent highlights include the Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall, London Palladium (with Rick Wakeman), Buckingham Palace, Temple Church, Greek Orthodox Cathedral of St Sophia and many concerts at St Martin in the Fields and abroad. They are joined by the acclaimed Hertfordshire County Youth Choir and young singers from Samuel Lucas JMI School (School).
The centrepiece of the concert is Benjamin Britten’s exquisite ‘Ceremony of Carols' for choir and harp in a Candlemas programme exploring the close of the Christmas season and the theme of light in the transition from Winter to Spring.
The choirs are conducted by highly-acclaimed conductors, Rufus Frowde and James Slimings and accompanied by Andreana Chan and Daniel de Fry - world-class, leading musicians of their generation.
The 80-minute concert will run without interval.
All praise to Thee (Tallis’ Canon) Frowde
Carol: Of the Father’s Love Begotten Piae Cantiones
The Three Kings Dove
A Ceremony of Carols Britten
ORGAN SOLO: Lumen ad revelationem gentium Dupré
Candlemas Eve Carol trad. Basque, adapted Pittman
Still Gjeilo
Rivers of Light Ešenvalds
HARP SOLO: Improvisations Mathias
Candlemas McDowall
Nunc dimittis Holst
