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Carol Concert - 17 12 23
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In our 90th Anniversary year it was wonderful to finish 2023 with a Christmas concert in St Paul’s. The first thing the audience would note were the Christmas jumpers the choir were wearing to celebrate and stay warm! I think the less serious attire had a positive impact on us as we were relaxed and confident singing. The audience enjoyed the carols sung by the choir and joined in with some traditional ones.
We sang a number of carols really hushed and enunciated the words very well, making it especially moving for some in the audience. Thank you to our soloists Frances Buckingham and Vicky Johnson who sang the opening verses beautifully in ‘Once in Royal David’s City’ and ‘In the bleak mid-winter’ which was recorded and can be listened to by clicking on the player below.
I love singing carols and fill the house and car with their beautiful sound as soon as it’s December. My personal favourites from our Carol Concert: ‘The Infant King’ for its emotional intensity and because in four short verses it simultaneously portrays the birth of Jesus in the context of his later passion, death and resurrection. I also really enjoyed singing the tenor line of ‘The Shepherds’ Farewell’ which still is quite a new carol to me.
It was lovely to chat and catch up over mince pies: thank you to everyone who helped prepare and serve the refreshments and to those who took care of the raffle and tickets. I would also like to thank Alan Gidney for his excellent organ accompaniment and his solo ‘Interlude on Coventry Carol’. Lastly, thank you to our outstanding musical director, Peter Brown for bringing it all together.
We hope you have a have a very happy Christmas and a healthy New Year.
"In the bleak mid-winter" Words: Christina Rossetti, Music: Harold Darke
In the bleak-mid winter
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