Christmas Cracker 2022

  St James Church, Woburn Rd.  Sunday 4 December 3.00pm 2022.

  Conductor: Mark Carter  

This concert was held at our usual venue of St James Church.  The roses were in full bloom.


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roses


The concert, which featured Chilton Saint James's Seraphim Choir, drew a large audience.

packed church

Our music Director Mark Carter introducing the first item Prokofiev's "Troika" with it's dramatic atonal start.

 introduction

Vivaldi's double violin concerto featured HVO soloists.

 concerto for two violins

The choir accompanied by the orchestra gave beautiful performances of "O Holy Night" and Rutter's "Angels' Carol". 
A clip of the choir can be seen here.  

orchestra and choir close up

           

orchestra and choir

They also delighted the audience with their performance of "Love Divine" accompanied by the organ.

choir and organ

In the second half of the concert, the orchestra played two Tchaikovsky pieces: the dramatic "Marche Slave" and the "Nutcracker Suite".  The audience was able to join in with two Christmas Carols before the concert concluded with "Highlights from Harry Potter"  and Sheldon's "A Most Wonderful Christmas".

The orchestra in Christmas colours enjoying the final applause...

final applause
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