Nantwich Singers to stage Christmas concert at St Mary’s Church

The Nantwich Singers will perform a Christmas Concert in St Mary’s Parish Church on December 12.

The programme will include Benjamin Britten’s Ceremony of Carols, a sequence of 10 carols for 4-part choir, with spectacular accompaniment by solo harp.

Harpist will be Lauren Scott, an experienced local professional and award-winning musician.

She has already delighted audiences at St Mary’s in Nantwich as a solo and duet performer at the Summer lunchtime series of concerts.

The Nantwich Singers will also be performing a selection of well-loved and lesser known carols covering all the aspects of the Christmas story.

The programme will include:

Redemption
Canite Tuba – Palestrina
Adam lay y bounden – Ord
Tomorrow Shall be my Dancing Day – Gardner
Harp Solo

A Spotless Rose
A Rose e’er Blooming – arr Blackwell
Hymn to the Virgin – Britten
There is no Rose – Maconchy

Come Lord Jesus
O Magnum Mysterium – Victoria

Angels, Shepherds and Kings
My Lord has Come – Todd
Here is the Little Door – Howells
What Child is This? – Jones
Harp Solo

Christ is Born
A Heavenly Song – McDowall
Christ is the Morning Star – Rutter
The Holly and the Ivy – Owens
Hark the Herald Angels Sing – arr Leddington Wright

Ceremony of Carols – Britten

The concert on December 12 will start at 7.30pm.