English Baroque Choir

CHRISTMAS BAROQUE & CAROLS

7:45pm Sunday

10th December 2017

St Stephen’s

38-42 Rochester Row

LONDON SW1P 1LE

Music by Buxtehude, Durante,

Gabrieli, Praetorius, Pygott,

Scheidt, Sweelinck and

Vaughan Williams (with string group & organ)

plus popular carols

Conductor: Jeremy Jackman Baritone: Bruce Russell

Tickets £16 (or £14 concessions) from www.wegottickets.com/event/421387 or via www.ebc.org.uk (+10% booking fee),

or from EBC members, or on the door.

www.ebc.org.uk Registered Charity number 800398

Future EBC events:

Saturday 3rd February 2018

Singing day – Bach Mass in B minor

St Sepulchre-without-Newgate

London EC1A 2DQ

Saturday 24th March 2018

Bach Mass in B minor

St John’s Smith Square

London SWIP 3HA

Wednesday 6th June 2018

Concert in St Stephen’s Festival

St Stephen’s, Gloucester Road

London SW7 4AL

Saturday 30th June 2018

“East meets West”: music from

Russia, Poland, Hungary,

Germany & Britain

St Cyprian’s, Glentworth Street

London NW1 6AX

Christmas Baroque & Carols PROGRAMME

In this year's seasonal offering, EBC puts its best Baroque foot forward: Durante's

Magnificat, a Christmas cantata by Bach's boyhood hero, Buxtehude, and a sparkling

setting of In Dulci Jubilo by Scheidt all feature accompaniment by a specially invited

string group. Further festive fayre includes music by Sweelinck, Gabrieli, Praetorius

and Bach.

More familiar second-half items include carols for everyone to sing. Our stirring finale

is Vaughan Williams's much-loved Fantasia, for which EBC is delighted to welcome

back baritone soloist Bruce Russell.

Mulled wine and mince pies are also on the menu – Christmas starts here!

Magnificat – Francesco Durante (attrib. Pergolesi)

Quid petis, o fili – Richard Pygott

Es ist ein Ros’ entsprungen – Michael Praetorius

Angelus ad pastores ait – Jan P. Sweelinck

Hodie Christus natus est (a 8) – Giovanni Gabrieli

In dulci jubilo – Samuel Scheidt

Das neugeborne Kindelein – Dietrich Buxtehude

INTERVAL

Joy to the world – Lowell Mason, after Handel

O little one sweet – J.S. Bach

Adeste fideles – arr. Jackman

Hark! the herald angels sing

The three kings – Peter Cornelius

Jul, jul, strålande jul – Gustaf Nordqvist

O little town of Bethlehem

Fantasia on Christmas carols – Ralph

Vaughan Williams