A programme of uplifting European Anthems featuring Hear my Prayer by Felix Mendelssohn (which includes the famous O for the Wings of a Dove) and Five Childhood Lyrics by Sir John Rutter. We are delighted to be joined by our soloist, soprano Alice Platten, twice finalist in BBC Young Chorister of the Year.
Programme
Hear my Prayer/O for the Wings of a Dove – Felix Mendelsson Exultate Justi – Lodovico Viadana Sicut Cervus – G P da Palestrina
O Quam Gloriosum – T L de Vittoria Psalm 42 – Felix Mendelssohn
Join us for an enchanting evening of festive cheer with The North Norfolk Christmas Choir Sing-a-long! Celebrate the magic of the season with local choirs as they perform beloved carols and classic Christmas songs. This heartwarming event invites everyone to sing along, spreading joy and creating lasting memories.
All proceeds from the evening will be shared between The Holt Youth Project and West Raynham Veterans Hub, making your participation a gift that keeps on giving. Bring your friends and family, and let’s fill the air with the spirit of Christmas together! Don’t miss out on this wonderful opportunity to enjoy great music for some great causes. Supported by Norfolk Community Foundation.
Come and be part of a community celebration that embodies the true essence of the Christmas season!
A glorious celebration of English anthems from the 19th Century to the present day. We will be sharing some magnificent music from Stanford, Elgar & Parry via Britten and Archer to Chilcott and many more.
Programme
Evening Hymn – Henry Balfour Gardiner
Ave Verum Corpus – Colin Mawby
The Spirit of the Lord – Edward Elgar
God in such Love for Us – Malcolm Archer
And I Saw a New Heaven – Edgar Bainton
Rejoice in the Lamb – Benjamin Britten
interval
Blessed City, Heavenly Salem – Edward Bairstow
O for a closer walk with God – C.V. Stanford
Be Thou My Vision – Bob Chilcott
Hear My Words, Ye People – C.H.H. Parry
Performers
Soloists – Chorister from Norwich Cathedral
Andrew Weeks – Bass
(other solos will be sung by members of the choir)
Our first concert of the 2024-2025 season is a celebration of music by both Haydn and Handel. It will also feature a 21st Century Benedicite by Yorkshire composer Tim Knight.
Missa Sancti Nicolai, Mass No. 6 in G major, also known as the Nicolaimesse, is a mass by Joseph Haydn, composed around 1772 and revised in 1802.
The Foundling Hospital Anthem, also known by its longer title “Blessed are they that considereth the poor” is a choral anthem composed by George Frideric Handel in 1749. It was written for the Foundling Hospital in London and was first performed in the chapel there. Composed 10 years before his death, it was Handel’s last piece of English church music.
The Benedicite by Tim Knight was written in 2014 for the fifth anniversary of the Masterworks Chorale. This short work sets the cheerful text of the Morning Canticle. It has received performances both sides of the Atlantic,
Programme
Missa Sancti Nicolai – Joseph Haydn
Benedicite – Tim Knight
Foundling Hospital Anthem (concluding with Hallelujah Chorus) – Georg Frideric Handel
Our annual Come & Sing event. This year we will be singing a selection of anthems from European Sacred Music edited by Sir John Rutter. It contains everything from Ave Maria to Locus Iste to Panis Angelicus and Cantique de Jean Racine and much more. Participants will have the opportunity to suggest their own choices from the selection.
An all day workshop lead by our musical director David Ballard and accompanied by Philip Adams.
Concludes with an informal concert performance at 4:00 pm open to all. Retiring collection in aid of choir funds
Outline Timetable for the Day
10:00 am Arrival and distribution of scores
10:30 am Workshop commences
12:30 pm Lunch break
4:00 pm Concert Performance open to all friends and family
Transport / Car Parking
There is limited car parking space available on site (including 2 disabled parking spaces). Alternatively park in the main public car park situated close to the A1082 Holway Road / A149 Cromer Road roundabout. Up to three hours free parking is available at Tesco, Cromer Road, Sheringham. If you do not mind a 10 minute or so walk there is free car parking on The Esplanade
Sheringham (Greater Anglia) train station is a short walk from the venue. Details can be found here.
Regular buses from Norwich and and local towns/villages to the east and west stop close to the venue. Visit Sanders Coaches for details.
Refreshment Arrangements
Tea, Coffee and cakes will be available on arrival and at breaks and lunchtime. Please either bring your own packed lunch or visit one of the many cafes or hostelries in town – just a short walk away.
Along with the North Norfolk Youth Chorus, we present our annual Christmas carol concert. Come along and listen to seasonal music old and new, which this year will include Ralph Vaughan Williams’ hauntingly beautiful ‘Fantasia on Christmas Carols’. And there will be an opportunity to join in with your favourites!
