Celebrate in the most elegant way with this exquisite concert of carols and seasonal classics, staged in full 18th Century costume in an evocative candle-lit style setting.
HANDEL Zadok the Priest, Christmas sequence from Messiah
CORELLI Allegro and Pastorale from Christmas Concerto
BACH Air on the G String
MOZART Exultate Jubilate
HANDEL Let the Bright Seraphim, Eternal Source of Light Divine
CULLEN Joy to the World, Of the Father’s Heart Begotten
... and carols for all, including:
Good King Wenceslas • God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen • O Come, All Ye Faithful • It Came upon a Midnight Clear • The First Nowell • While Shepherds Watched • O Little Town of Bethlehem • Hark! the Herald Angels Sing
With readings from Dickens and the Scriptures by special guest Julian Rhind-Tutt
Mozart Festival Chorus
Mozart Festival Orchestra in full period costume
Rachel Nicholls soprano
Steven Devine conductor