Christmas Concert, 16 December 2017

Christmas music, St Mary's Church, Richmond

RICHMONDSHIRE Choral Society and Richmondshire Orchestra provided a jubilant festival of Christmas music in St Mary's Church.

With support from the organist Andrew T D Christer, they gave a lively production of J S Bach's Sleepers Awake and F Schubert's Mass in G, with soloists Charlotte North (soprano), Edward Rimmer (tenor) and Andrew Randall (baritone).

The piece de resistance of the evening was the first public outing of local musician Mark Harrison's cantata Jubilate Natale.

The voices of the audience had been stimulated by singing carols with the choir and they were engagingly taught two choruses by conductor Edward Seymour so they could join in two movements.

The cantata was a joyous experience, with the moods of different movements ranging from a spooky introduction through tender, lyrical and stirring passages.

The audience joined in the choruses of the later movements, ending with an exhilarating high to send everyone home full of festive spirit after a most enjoyable evening.

Judith Stansfield

Featured Event

Our next concert is on Saturday 5th April 2025. The choir is looking forward to performing for the second time under the baton of our new musical director Ben Noble. Haydn's The Creation was at the top of Ben's 'wish list' for his first major work with the choir. It hasn't been heard in Richmond since 2016. This masterpiece of the choral-orchestral repertoire is perfomed in collaboration with local instrumentalists and notable soloists.

We look forward to seeing you at St Mary's Church, Richmond.

 

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