The Lea Singers’ annual Christmas Concert, FestiveLea, is an evening of uplifting singing and popular carols in St. John’s Church, Harpenden
With a selection of well-known carols for audience and choir interspersed with some beautiful numbers for choir that may be new to you, this is the perfect start to your Christmas break.
Tickets
Tickets are £18 including mulled wine/soft drink and mince pie. (£10 under-18s and students; £14 Lea Singers Friends)
Tickets can be booked online using the button above. There is no booking fee.
Venue
St. John’s Church, St Johns Rd, Harpenden, AL5 1DJ map
Programme
Benjamin Britten A Ceremony of Carols
Gregorian Chant Rorate Caeli
Judith Weir Drop down, ye heavens, from above
Michael Head The Little Road to Bethlehem
arr. David Hill Away in a Manger
Jonathan Rathbone The Oxen
Kenneth Leighton Lully, Lulla, thou little tiny child
Interval
Mykola Leontovych & Peter Wilhousky Carol of the Bells
John Joubert Torches
arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams and Thomas Armstrong O Little Town of Bethlehem
Elizabeth Poston Jesus Christ the Apple Tree
arr. Tim Sutton Past Three O’Clock
arr. Arthur Sullivan and David Willcocks It Came upon the Midnight Clear
arr. John Rutter The Twelve Lea Days of Christmas
James Lord Pierpont (arr. Gordon Langford) Jingle Bells
arr. David Willcocks O Come All Ye Faithful
Lea Singers
Benjamin Kirk Conductor