Orlando Chamber Choir Christmas Concert

Orlando Chamber Choir, directed by Richard Wilberforce, presents a traditional Christmas Concert with works of all ages by Schein, Cererols, Charpentier, Bach, Rautavaara, Chilcott and others. Andrew Macmillan plays the Dutch Church organ and the audience is invited to join in with the best-known carols! Wine, mince pies and a raffle are on the programme too.

Programme:

anon – Gaudete!
Arthur Mann (1850 – 1929) – Once in royal David's city
Otto Goldschmidt (1829 – 1907) – A tender shoot
Arthur Sullivan (1842 – 1900) – It came upon the midnight clear
Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928 – ) – Marjatan jouluvirsi
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 – 1958) – God rest you merry gentlemen
Johann Schein (1586 – 1630) – Quem vidistis
Reginald Jacques (1894 – 1969)– Away in a manger
Bob Chilcott (1955 – ) – Heart-in-Waiting
Antoine Charpentier (1643 – 1704) – Salve puerule
Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872 – 1958) – O little town of Bethlehem
Fred Rawlins (1921 – 2012) – Adam lay ybounden
Juan Cererols (1618 – 1680) – Serafin que con dulce harmonia
Charles Wood (1866 – 1926) – Ding dong merrily on high
Richard Wilberforce (1984 – ) – Quelle est cette odeur agréable
David Willcocks (1919 – ) – O come, all ye faithful
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 – 1750) – O Jesulein süß