Revel in the yuletide spirit with a wonderful collection of repertoire that provides a musical breath of fresh air at Christmas, heralding the extraordinary talents of some of the most dedicated and less well-known individuals from English choral music alongside traditional carols and heart-warming festive favourites.

Captured live at De Vereeniging, Nijmegen in December 2022, this concert performance is now available to watch online.

Programme

Adrian Peacock *1962 – Veni, veni Emmanuel
Joanna Forbes L’Estrange *1971 – Advent ‘O’ Carol
Gregorian chant – O radix Jesse
Herbert Howells 1892-1983 – A Spotless Rose
Owain Park *1993 – O magnum mysterium
Orlandus Lassus ca. 1530/32-1594 – Resonet in laudibus
Robert Whyte ca. 1538-1574 – Ad te levavi

Traditional / arr. Robert Lucas Pearsall 1795-1856 – In dulci jubilo
Elizabeth Poston 1905-1987 – Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
June Collin 20th century – The Quiet Heart
Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck 1562-1621- Hodie Christus natus est
Joseph Phibbs *1974 – Sleep, My Pretty One, Sleep
Franz Xaver Gruber 1787-1863 / arr. Jonathan Rathbone *1957- Silent Night
Traditional / arr. Ian Humphris 1927-2012 – The Twelve Days of Christmas
Traditional / arr. Nigel Short – We Wish You a Merry Christmas

Artist(s)

Nigel Short, Tenebrae