Sat, 07 Dec
|The University Church
Light and Gold
Celebrate with us at our traditional Christmas concert featuring carols old and new
Time & Location
07 Dec 2024, 19:30
The University Church, Oxford OX1 4BJ, UK
About the event
As the nights grow longer and the winter draws in, we celebrate Christmas as the season of light and renewal. We invite you to settle into the warm radiance of familiar favourites by Byrd and Darke, as well as modern classics by Villette, Tavener and Whitacre. And we delight in sharing with you our discoveries – nine carols from living composers, many heard for the first time in Oxford. Each song – the vibrant dance, exuberant joy, a quiet expectancy – shines a new light on the meaning of Christmas. Join us in the University Church on Saturday, 7 December for a concert full of the golden glow of a yule-log fire and the warmth of home.
Tickets are available at: https://www.ticketsoxford.com/events/light-and-gold
Programme:
In the bleak midwinter Darke
In dulci jubilo Cecilia McDowall
Hymne à la Vierge Villette