Record

Performance TitleChristmas Festival 2017 - The Glory of Christmas
Performance Date21 December 2017
Performance DayThursday
Performance Time19:33
Main PerformersCrispian Steele-Perkins - trumpet,
Timothy Bryam-Wigfield, organ,
Nicky Spence - vocal
Orchestra or BandLondon Concert Orchestra
ChoirsTrinity Boys Choir,
City of London Choir
ConductorsHilary Davan Wetton
Set List'Magnificat anima mea Dominum' from Magnificat,
'The First Nowell', trad., arr. Willcocks,
'Shepherds' Pipe Carol', Rutter,
'Ave Maria', Bach, Gounod,
'O Little Town of Bethlehem', trad., arr. Vaughan Williams,
'Trumpet Suite in D Major', Clarke,
'Once in Royal David's City', trad., arr. Willcocks,
'The Holy City', Adams,
'O Come, All Ye Faithful', trad., arr. Willcocks,
'Worthy is the Lamb' and 'Amen' from Messiah, Handel
INTERVAL
'Zadok the Priest', Handel,
'God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen', trad., arr. Willcocks,
'Finale' from Trumpet Concert in E Flat, Haydn,
'Silent Night', Gruber,
'Tmorrow Shall Be My Dancing Day', trad., arr. Gardner,
'In the Bleak Midwinter', Darke,
'Good King Wenceslas', trad., arr. Jacques,
Children's Choir items:
'In Dulci Jubilo', trad., arr. Pearsall,
'Toccata' from Symphony No 5, Widor,
'O Holy Night', Adam, arr. Rutter,
'Hark! The Herald Angels Sing', Mendelssohn, arr. Willcocks
Performance NotesAn annual favourite with Royal Albert Hall audiences, this concert of joyous, seasonal and traditional music, perfectly captures the true spirit of Christmas.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/2017/167),
Handbill (RAHE/6/2017/57)
Ticket Prices£16.67-£52.45
URLhttps://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/iLibvJixIgDWP
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/6/2017/57Christmas Festival 201713-24 December 2017
RAHE/1/2017/167Christmas Festival 2017 - The Glory of Christmas21 December 2017
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Work11111Christmas Festival 201723
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/3304Perkins; Crispian Steele- (1944-); English classical trumpeter
DS/UK/10083Spence; Nicky (1983); Scottish tenor
DS/UK/783London Concert Orchestra; 1972-; English orchestra
DS/UK/3554Trinity School of John Whitgift; Trinity Boys Choir; c1960s-; English school choir
DS/UK/3452City of London Choir (CLC); c. 1930s-; English choir
DS/UK/3550Wetton; Hilary Davan (1943-); British conductor
DS/UK/21717Wigfield; Timothy Bryam- (fl 1991-); British organist
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