A programme of music for Advent and Christmas, performed by the sopranos and altos of St Martin’s Voices and harpist Alis Huws, our Artist in Residence. Composed as a response to Britten’s A Ceremony of Carols, Kristina Arakelyan’s A Christmas Offering also sets medieval texts in Latin and early English, with musical language which alludes to early medieval writing.
Additional Info
Date: Wednesday 2 December, 7pm
Running Time: 1 hour with no interval
Tickets: £10, £16, £27, £35, £39.50
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Esther Bersweden I saw three ships
Becky McGlade In the bleak midwinter
Sarah Quartel This endris night
Kristina Arakelyan A Christmas Offering
Britten A Ceremony of Carols -
Alis Huws harp
Upper Voices of St Martin’s Voices
Andrew Earis conductor
Dates, Times & Book
St Martin-in-the-Fields
A Ceremony of Carols by Candlelight
Wednesday 2 DecemberA joyful and uplifting programme of music for Advent and Christmas, culminating in Benjamin Britten’s radiant A Ceremony of Carols, performed by the sopranos and altos of St Martin’s Voices, accompanied by harpist Alis Huws.
| Wed 2 Dec | 7 pm | £10, £16, £27, £35, £39.50 | Book |