Old Blues' Carol Concert, 16th Dec., 2011

[DavebytheSea]

Come carolling at St Andrews, Holborn - mellifluous music followed by mince-pie munching and mellow mulled wine. Pub afterwards for further fraternisation. Concert 6pm - choir practice 4pm.



Choristers required (please sign up now with DBTS at 01326 374237 or 0798 457 1052 - davebythesea@aol.com) for rehearsal at 4.00pm and concert at 6.

Audience participation demanded and tricky choir bits for cute choristers.

Programme :

Choir - In the Bleak Mid-Winter (Darke)*
All - O come! All ye Faithful (Adeste Fideles)
Choir – Up Good Christen folk and listen (Piae Cantores 1582)
All – God rest you merry, gentlemen (trad arr Willcox)
Choir – Three Kings from Persian Lands afar (Peter Cornelius)*
All – Eastern Monarchs, (C.S. Lang - dir music CH 1929-45)
Choir – Sans Day Carol (Cornish trad - of course! - arr Rutter)
All – The Holly and the Ivy (English trad)
All - Hark! The Herald Angels sing. (Mendessohn/Willcox)

*surprise soloists!

There also a few short readings - any volunteers?

Please come! I'm travelling up from Cornwall via Dartmouth and Swansea - leaving Swansea around 10am on Friday 16th. I have a few spare seats.

David

[jhopgood]

Best wishes to all who make it to the Concert.

The very experienced conductor has put a lot of work in and I am sure it will be a great success.

Also many thanks to whoever feels inspired to write a few lines or take some interesting photos for inclusion in the next Old Blue.

Happy Christmas.

[J.R.]

Hope it went well.

I've been laid up for three days with some weird and wonderful tummy-bug.