Spirit of Christmas 2016
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“The Spirit of Christmas” showcased many different musical genres in a festive musical feast featuring Brass and Voices. This is the second time the St. Peter’s Consort and Austonley Brass have performed together in Wakefield following an excellent joint performance in September 2014. Bringing together the two hugely talented ensembles created a stirring majestic sound that was synonymous with the very best traditional Christmas music.
Programme
Once in Royal David’s City (choir - verses 1 & 2)
Choir & Brass
Hodie Christus natus est – Gabrieli arr. Gunga
Ave maris stella – Claudio Monteverdi (organist Isabel Wideman)
Choir
Joseph, lieber Joseph mein – Hieronymus Praetorius
The holly and the ivy – arr. Henry Walford Davies
Choir & Brass
I wonder as I wander – Carl Rütti
O little town of Bethlehem – Carl Rütti
My dancing day – Carl Rütti
Brass
Deck the Halls – arr. Wes Warren
The Coventry Carol – arr. Wes Warren
Choir & Brass
For Unto Us a Child is Born – GF Handel arr. Roger Harvey
Brass
Sleighride – arr. Alan Fernie
White Christmas – arr. Mark Freeh
O come all ye faithful
Choir & Brass
Shepherds Pipe Carol - John Rutter arr. Roger Harvey
Choir
Quelle est cette odeur agréable? – arr. Marcus Huxley
Winter wonderland – arr. Peter Gritton
The Christmas song – arr. Peter Gritton
Hark! The herald angels sing
Choir & Brass
The Twelve Days of Christmas – arr. John Rutter
