A Ceremony of Carols
Programme
- Benjamin Britten — A Hymn to the Virgin
- Herbert Howells — Here is the Little Door
- Peter Wishart — Alleluia, a new work is come on hand
- Herbert Howells — Sing Lullaby
- Pierre Villette — Hymne à la Vierge
- Peter Warlock — Benedicamus Domino
- Marcel Tournier — Au matin
- David Watkins — Fire dance
- Herbert Howells — A spotless Rose
- Arvo Pärt — Bogoroditse Djevo
- Gustav Holst — This have I done for my true love
- Kenneth Leighton — Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child
- Heinrich Schütz — Jauchzet dem Herren
- Béla Bartók — Four old Hungarian folksongs
- Benjamin Britten — A Ceremony of Carols
- Thomas Weelkes — Gloria in excelsis Deo
Performers
Stephen Davies
Stephen Davies, a former chorister of St Paul’s Cathedral, London, and Music Scholar of Queen’s College, Oxford, was awarded a scholarship by the Austrian Institute to study with the great organist and composer Anton Heiller at the Academy of Music in Vienna. He has since been active both in the field of music education – particularly at St Olave’s School, Orpington, where he was Director of Music for seventeen years – and as an organ recitalist. In this capacity he has given concerts in major venues throughout Europe, in New York and in New Zealand. In 2017 he gave concerts in Estonia, Germany, and Norway, and last year he performed in King’s College and Trinity College, Cambridge. He founded the Sine Nomine Singers in 1994 and conducted this chamber choir for almost 20 years, giving concerts in local venues as well as in Estonia, France and Germany. He was Director of Music here at St George’s from 2002 to 2016.
From the programme of 15 October 2022.
Anna Wynne
Anna Wynne studied at Birmingham and Leeds Universities, achieving a BA(hons) in English and Music, and an MMus in Performance. Since completing her studies, Anna has embarked upon a busy freelance career both at home and abroad. She has played in the Purcell Room and on BBC Radio 3 and appeared with the film director Ken Russell in a recent BBC Television series A Picture of Britain. Anna regularly performs at functions around the UK, and has played for the Prime Minister, Princess Anne, the Princess Royal, the Lord Mayor, and the Mayor of London.
From the programme of 6 December 2008.
The choir
Sopranos
- Jenny Burgess
- Alison Cooke
- Anne Greenidge
- Nancy Khan
- Sue Thompson
- Carol Whinnom
Altos
- Sally Aldred
- Claire Bennie
- Janet Davies
- Pam Hinton
- Pat Holmes
- Jill Saudek
Tenors
- David Coronel
- David Crowe
- Keith Giles
- Paul Richardson
- Nick Stein
Basses
- Jeremy Clitheroe
- Anthony Davies
- Jonny Davies
- Barry Holloway
- James Loader
- Bob Pruden
- Clive Richards