Christmas Concert
St Andrew's Church, Taunton
ANON early 16th Century Gaude Virgo dilectissima
ARCADELT L’Hiver Sera et l’Été Variable
BANKS The Oxen
FATS WALLER (instrumental**) A Handful of Keys
FATS WALLER (instrumental**) Ain’t misbehavin’
HINDEMITH En Hiver
JS BACH (organ solo) Two chorale preludes from Das Orgelbuchlein:
- Das alte Jahr vergangen ist (for New Year’s eve)
- In dir ist Freude (for New Year's day)
LAURUS early 16th Century Hodie Christus natus est
RAVEL Trois chansons
SCHOENBERG Christmas Music (instrumental*)
SCHUTZ (choir & brass) Psalm 8: Herr, Unser Herrscher SWV 27
WEELKES To Shorten Winter’s Sadness
Catherine Bush violin*
Helen Summers violin*
Jenny Williams cello*
Stephanie Dun piano*
April Prentice harmonium*
Mathew Harker trumpet**
Stephanie Dun trumpet**
Tracey Alder horn**
Paul Satchwell trombone**
Simon Astridge trombone**
Anthony Leigh organ
Chris Banks conductor
(Due to Chris Banks being unavailable, some rehearsals for this concert were conducted by Graham Caldbeck)