Christmas in the Chapel 2024

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Our always popular Christmas concert

will be held in the Chapel at Christ's Hospital on Saturday 21st December at 7.30 p.m.  The choir will be conducted by our Director of Music, Verity Bramson, who is Head of Singing in the Music Department at Christ's Hospital  school.  

The choir will be singing a selection of Christmas music.  Some will be well known to you, some perhaps less so, but all beautiful Festive music, some traditional, some just plain fun!  The music will be interspersed with two or three Christmas readings.

In addition there will be five well known carols for the audience to sing with the choir, including Once in Royal David’s City, O come all ye faithful, Hark the Herald Angels Sing and more.   The full programme, and programme notes, are shown below.

Centrepiece of this concert will be Benjamin Britten's 'A Ceremony of Carols' where the accompaniment and solos will be played by Harpist Helen Arnold.

Our organist for the evening will be Peter Dutton, formerly organist at Christ's Hospital.

This concert is always popular so book your tickets early. 

This year we are able to offer festive refreshments after the concert - a glass of mulled or still wine or a soft drink  with a mince pie.   The venue is Christ's Hospital Dining Hall so this is a rare opportunity to visit this spectacular setting known for its 86-foot-long painting by Antonio Verrio, depicting the founding of the Royal Mathematical School in 1673. The walls are also covered in historic artwork and portraits of past school leaders  

Buy your tickets, with or without refreshments now here >>

or through members of the Choral Society, or from  Christ's Hospital Box Office online  or by 'phone on 01403 247434

Tickets bought in advance are £12.50 or £5 (under 16s) 
(or £17.50 or £10.00 (under 16s) including refreshments)

Tickets will be available on the door on the evening of the concert : £15.00 for adults or £5 for under 16s. 
Refreshments £5.00