Wigton Choral Society Christmas Concert

Welcome Yule with us this Christmas as we present the less well known SATB version of Britten's popular A Ceremony of Carols. We will be joined by soprano, alto and baritone soloists, and are very lucky to be accompanied by an instrumental ensemble including harp.

Paired with the Britten is Bob Chilcott's On Christmas Night, which calls for percussion to add colour and drama to the work. The works are similar in that they consist of a sequence of short settings of seasonal texts, so the evening will provide a opportunity to compare and contrast music written in very different styles, or simply to immerse yourself in some wonderfully evocative choral singing.

Chilcott provides another musical treat, The Lily and The Rose, and there will be Christmas carols for choir and audience. Please join us for our seasonal celebration, where you can also enjoy refreshments and chat to the performers in the interval.