Harrogate Christmas event to offer an 'inspiring afternoon of choral music, festive warmth and community spirit'
Members of Vocalis are immersing themselves in some gorgeous Christmas music in preparation for a special Harrogate event.
Following on from the choir’s very successful and well-attended Faure Requiem concert recently, Vocalis’s Christmas concert will take place on Sunday, December 7 at 4pm in the stunning setting of St Wilfrid’s Church.
James Savage-Hanford, the Musical Director of Vocalis, has put together a festive programme for an inspiring afternoon of choral music, festive warmth and community spirit.
The centrepiece will be Bob Chilcott’s On Christmas Night, which was composed in 2010 as a sequence of eight carols telling the Christmas story using familiar carol melodies within his own settings.
Vocalis will be joined by Harrogate Ladies’ College Chapel Choir, directed by Kate Morgan, to perform this piece with Anthony Gray, Director of Music at St Wilfrid’s, accompanying on the organ.
Alongside Chilcott’s music, the concert will include a selection of festive favourites performed by Vocalis and Harrogate Ladies’ College Chapel Choir with opportunities for audience carol singing.
Anthony will also play the ever-popular Sleigh Ride by Leroy Anderson; the perfect way to start the Christmas season.
During the interval, festive refreshments will be available to enjoy in the beautiful surroundings of St Wilfrid’s Church, located on Duchy Road.
Tickets are available via: www.harrogatevocalis.org.uk
They are also available from choir members or on the door.
Under-19s and essential companions/carers go free.
Harrogate's Vocalis choir was founded in 1974 as the Harrogate Chamber Singers, growing out of an evening class at Harrogate College.