Please note: This is an archive of a past event
The Lea Singers’ annual Christmas Concert, FestiveLea, is an evening of uplifting singing and popular carols in 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
We believe that choral music should be accessible to all, so tickets for this concert are on sale with a pay what you can model, which means you decide what you’d like to pay for your ticket. We have provided a pricing guide based on our previous concerts to help, but please give what you can to support the choir.
£18 for adults
£10 for under-18s and students
including mulled wine/soft drink and mince pie.
Tickets can be booked online using the button above until 5pm on the day of the concert. There is no booking fee.
Venue
St. John’s Church, St Johns Rd, Harpenden, AL5 1DJ map
Programme
Trad. Gregorian Creator of the Stars of Light
Jonathan Dove Seek Him that Maketh the Seven Stars
O Come, O Come Emmanuel
Francisco Guerrero Alma Redemptoris Mater
Harold Darke In the Bleak Midwinter
Kerensa Briggs Seeking You
Ralph Vaughan Williams Wassail Song
The First Noël
Basque Carol Gabriel’s Message
Hector Berlioz The Shepherds’ Farewell
Interval
Benjamin Britten A Hymn to the Virgin
Arnold Bax I Sing of a Maiden
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
William Mathias Sir Christèmas
Arvo Pärt Bogoroditse Djevo
O Come All Ye Faithful
Lea Singers
Benjamin Kirk Conductor