Christmas Concert at Boxted

Date: 
8 Dec 7.30pm
Location: 
St Peter's Church, Boxted, Essex

The Kelvedon Singers accompanied by David Mitchell. Musical Director: Christopher Phelps

at St Peter's Church, Boxted, Essex in aid of church tower repairs

Programme: 

Dixit Dominus - George Frederic Handel (1685-1759)

Dixit Dominus - Chorus with soprano, alto and tenor solos
Virgam virtutus - Aria - alto solo
Tecum principatis - Aria - soprano solo
Juravit Dominus - Chorus
Tu es sacerdos - Chorus
Dominus a dextris suis - Chorus with soprano, alto, tenor and bass solos
Judicabit in nationibus - Chorus
De torrente - Soprano duet and chorus
Gloria Patri - Chorus

~ ~ ~ INTERVAL ~ ~ ~

Congregational carol: O come, all ye faithful, arr. David Willcocks

Gaudete - from Piae Cantiones arr. Craig Kingsbury

Behold, I bring you glad tidings - Orlando Gibbons(1583-1625)

Hodie Christus natus est - Jan Sweelinck (1562-1621)

There is no rose - John Joubert (1927-2019)

Jesus Christ, the Apple Tree - Elizabeth Poston (1905-1987)

The crown of roses - Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-1893)

Congregational carol:  Good King Wenceslas - arr. Reginald Jacques

The holly and the ivy - John Gardner (1917-2011)

In the bleak minwinter - Harold Darke (1888-1976)

In dulci jubilo - Robert Pearsall (1795-1856)

Santa Claus Is Coming to Town - Fred Coots (1897-1985)

The Christmas Song - Mel Torme (1927-1999)

An Old Rhyme - Traditional arr. Peter Gritton

Congregational carol: Hark! the herald angels sing - Felix Mendelssohn (1809-1847)

We wish you a merry Christmas - West country trad. arr. Arthur Warrell