Introduction
The Choir of St John’s College Cambridge, led by Music Director Andrew Nethsingha, embark on a festive tour across France and The Netherlands this December. The programmes include a delightful mixture of favourite Christmas classics from across the ages, with guest appearances from organists James Anderson-Besant and George Herbert and saxophonist Ignacio Mañá Mesas.
TAVENER: ‘The Lamb’
arr. MARSHALL ‘I saw three ships’
arr. PETTMAN ‘The Angel Gabriel’
HOWELLS ‘A spotless rose’
MATHIAS ‘Sir Christèmas’
Piano solo – played by James Anderson-Besant
BRAHMS Intermezzo in A major (Op. 118 No. 2)
POULENC Quatre petites prières de Saint François d’Assise
i. Salut, Dame Sainte
ii. Tout puissant
iii. Seigneur, je vous en prie
iv. Ô mes très chers frères
POULENC Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël
i. O magnum mysterium
ii. Quem vidistis pastores dicite
iii. Videntes stellam
iv. Hodie Christus natus est
INTERVAL
RAVENSCROFT ‘Hark, the Glad Sound’
DARKE ‘In the bleak midwinter’
WHITEHEAD ‘The seven joys of Mary’
Work for Saxophone and Piano – played by Ignacio Mañá Mesas and George Herbert
PIAZZOLLA ‘Bordello 1900’ (Histoire du Tango)
HARVEY ‘The Annunciation’
JACKSON ‘Vox clara intonat’
GARDNER ‘Tomorrow shall be my dancing day’
arr. LEDGER ‘Silent night’
arr. WILBERG ‘Ding dong, merrily on high!’
THE CHOIR OF ST JOHN’S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE
ANDREW NETHSINGHA – DIRECTOR
JAMES ANDERSON-BESANT and GEORGE HERBERT – PIANO
IGNACIO MAÑÁ MESAS – SAXOPHONE
TAVENER: ‘The Lamb’
MILNER ‘Out of your sleep’
HOWELLS ‘A spotless rose’
WHITEHEAD ‘The seven joys of Mary’
Organ solo – played by James Anderson-Besant
BACH Prelude and Fugue in C major (BWV 545)
POULENC Quatre petites prières de Saint François d’Assise
i. Salut, Dame Sainte
ii. Tout puissant
iii. Seigneur, je vous en prie
iv. Ô mes très chers frères
POULENC Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël
i. O magnum mysterium
ii. Quem vidistis pastores dicite
iii. Videntes stellam
iv. Hodie Christus natus est
INTERVAL
POTT ‘There is no rose’
MATHIAS ‘Sir Christèmas’
DOVE ‘I am the day’
GARDNER ‘A Gallery Carol
Organ Solo – played by George Herbert
BUXTEHUDE Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C major (BuxWV 137)
WEIR ‘Drop down, ye heavens, from above’
GOLDSCHMIDT ‘A tender shoot’
GARDNER ‘Tomorrow shall be my dancing day’
arr. LEDGER ‘Silent night’
arr. WILBERG ‘Ding dong, merrily on high!’
THE CHOIR OF ST JOHN’S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE
ANDREW NETHSINGHA – DIRECTOR
JAMES ANDERSON-BESANT and GEORGE HERBERT – ORGAN
Schedule
- More info 15:00 08 Dec 2019 Grand Theatre de Provence AIX-EN-PROVENCE
TAVENER: ‘The Lamb’
arr. MARSHALL ‘I saw three ships’
arr. PETTMAN ‘The Angel Gabriel’
HOWELLS ‘A spotless rose’
MATHIAS ‘Sir Christèmas’Piano solo – played by James Anderson-Besant
BRAHMS Intermezzo in A major (Op. 118 No. 2)POULENC Quatre petites prières de Saint François d’Assise
i. Salut, Dame Sainte
ii. Tout puissant
iii. Seigneur, je vous en prie
iv. Ô mes très chers frèresPOULENC Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël
i. O magnum mysterium
ii. Quem vidistis pastores dicite
iii. Videntes stellam
iv. Hodie Christus natus estINTERVAL
RAVENSCROFT ‘Hark, the Glad Sound’
DARKE ‘In the bleak midwinter’
WHITEHEAD ‘The seven joys of Mary’Work for Saxophone and Piano – played by Ignacio Mañá Mesas and George Herbert
PIAZZOLLA ‘Bordello 1900’ (Histoire du Tango)HARVEY ‘The Annunciation’
JACKSON ‘Vox clara intonat’
GARDNER ‘Tomorrow shall be my dancing day’
arr. LEDGER ‘Silent night’
arr. WILBERG ‘Ding dong, merrily on high!’THE CHOIR OF ST JOHN’S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE
ANDREW NETHSINGHA – DIRECTOR
JAMES ANDERSON-BESANT and GEORGE HERBERT – PIANO
IGNACIO MAÑÁ MESAS – SAXOPHONE
- More info 20:15 22 Dec 2019 SPOT Groningen GRONINGEN
TAVENER: ‘The Lamb’
MILNER ‘Out of your sleep’
HOWELLS ‘A spotless rose’
WHITEHEAD ‘The seven joys of Mary’Organ solo – played by James Anderson-Besant
BACH Prelude and Fugue in C major (BWV 545)POULENC Quatre petites prières de Saint François d’Assise
i. Salut, Dame Sainte
ii. Tout puissant
iii. Seigneur, je vous en prie
iv. Ô mes très chers frèresPOULENC Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël
i. O magnum mysterium
ii. Quem vidistis pastores dicite
iii. Videntes stellam
iv. Hodie Christus natus estINTERVAL
POTT ‘There is no rose’
MATHIAS ‘Sir Christèmas’
DOVE ‘I am the day’
GARDNER ‘A Gallery CarolOrgan Solo – played by George Herbert
BUXTEHUDE Prelude, Fugue and Chaconne in C major (BuxWV 137)WEIR ‘Drop down, ye heavens, from above’
GOLDSCHMIDT ‘A tender shoot’
GARDNER ‘Tomorrow shall be my dancing day’
arr. LEDGER ‘Silent night’
arr. WILBERG ‘Ding dong, merrily on high!’THE CHOIR OF ST JOHN’S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE
ANDREW NETHSINGHA – DIRECTOR
JAMES ANDERSON-BESANT and GEORGE HERBERT – ORGAN