A warmly enthusiastic audience greeted our first carol concert in the City of London on December 1, when we sang at St Botolph’s Bishopsgate. The church was lit by candles and the bright glow of a Christmas tree, which made a festive setting for seasonal works by Mendelssohn, John Ireland, Harold Darke, William Mathias and others. Readings from Robert Bridges, Dickens and Saki punctuated the musical offerings, and the audience joined us for three carols. The climax was Moses Hogan’s arrangement of the spiritual “Go, Tell It On The Mountain”, which sent everybody out in good cheer to the church hall for mulled wine and mince pies.
Photo credit: Andrea Liu
Photo credit: Andrea Liu
We will round out the Christmas season providing the music for two carol services, one at the Charterhouse, which is fast becoming an annual tradition, and another for the community carol service of Royal Trinity Hospice in Clapham, where we have sung for many years. After a break over the holidays we’ll be jumping back into rehearsals for our next performances in January and March. Read about those here!