Christmas concert

The concert will include congregational carols, three beautiful pieces by Edward Elgar, Lux Aeterna, The Snow, and Ave Verum Corpus and, in the second half, a performance of the famous Vivaldi Gloria.

Accompanied by organ and orchestra under the direction of Musical Director Alice Dennis, this will be a delightful seasonal celebration for all.

Simon Ible, conductor Laura Mitchell, soprano Angela Simkin, mezzo-soprano Ross Scanlon, tenor Christopher Cull, baritone

Pergolesi: Magnificat in B flat major Mozart: Missa Brevis No.2 in D minor

Plus carols for audience participation

Archbishop Colerado of Salzburg liked his masses short and composed in a simple direct musical style. Mozart produced for him a glorious and delightful miniature. You can hear in Pergolesi’s Magnificat the early stylistic traits which were to grow into the classical style, and which would one day, albeit retrospectively, be called...