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A celebration of Christmas music with Atherstone Choral Society and Bedworth Brass
As has become a very popular tradition we bring you another afternoon of Christmas music to listen to and join in with.
Well known and much loved Christmas Carols to sing along to, exciting music for Brass band and lovely Christmas Choral pieces some of which you will know very well but we like to include one or two surprises as well. All within the lovely setting of St Nicolas Church which is such a beautiful and appropriate setting.
Remember this concert is very popular so make sure you reserve your tickets early. We’d hate you to miss out on this concert, which for the choir, band, and we hope, you the audience, signals the start of Christmas.
Concert Secretary: Liz Powell, concert.sec@atherstonechoralsociety.uk
Tickets, priced at £15 for adults and free for accompanied children 12 years and under, can be ordered by clicking on this link
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We are delighted to be welcoming Bridgford Brass who join us to perform the Gloria by John Rutter as well as a selection of pieces for Brass group including the Fanfare from the Monteverdi Vespers. The choir will also sing a selection from the Coronation Anthems including the very famous ‘Zadok the Priest’ by George Frederick Handel.
The Gloria is a musical setting of parts of the Latin Gloria. Rutter composed it in 1974 on a commission from Mel Olsen, (December 24, 1930 – December 15, 2001) an American choral conductor who introduced the compositions of John Rutter to the United States. Rutter structured the text in three movements and scored it for choir, brass, percussion and organ. It is this setting which we will be performing. The work has been recorded several times and has enjoyed much success over the years. It is a firm favourite in the repertoire of both professional and amateur choirs and is described as “exalted, devotional and jubilant”.
Concert Secretary: Liz Powell, concert.sec@atherstonechoralsociety.uk
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