Christmas with Sir John Rutter

Christmas with Sir John Rutter
Please note the change of start time
Traditional carols:
O come, all ye faithful, arr. David Willcocks
King Jesus hath a garden, arr. John Rutter
Quelle est cette odeur agréable, arr. David Willcocks
I saw three ships, arr. John Rutter
Tchaikovsky The Crown of Roses
Arensky Variations on a Theme by Tchaikovsky
The first Nowell, arr. David Willcocks
John Rutter Brother Heinrich’s Christmas
Britten Wolcom Yole and There is no rose from A Ceremony of Carols
Ding dong! merrily on high, arr. John Rutter
Carols by Gustav Holst:
In the bleak mid-winter
Lullay my liking
Personent hodie
Handel Excerpt from Messiah
John Rutter Christmas Child (Oxford première)
John Rutter Shepherd’s Pipe Carol
Carols arranged by John Rutter:
The twelve days of Christmas
Still, still, still
Silent Night
Hark! the herald angels sing, arr. Willcocks
The Choir of Merton College
Choristers of Winchester Cathedral
Sir John Rutter conductor
Simon Callow narrator
Sir John Rutter returns to Oxford for another Christmas celebration in the company of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, Merton College Choir and the Choristers of Winchester Cathedral. Sir John's musical fable Brother Heinrich's Christmas forms the centrepiece of a programme that features carols and Christmas music old and new including some of Sir John's own carols, and as ever the audience has the opportunity to sing along with the choir and orchestra in classic Christmas hymns.
Supported by Jon & Julia Aisbitt
12 Dec 2024
Tickets: £15, £28, £38, £48
(Students from £5)
Duration: 120 min
Venue: Sheldonian Theatre, Broad Street
(Students from £5)
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