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Details

The Pump Room
Stall Street
Bath
Somerset
BA2 4EB
England


Programme

Vincent NovelloO Come all ye faithful 'Adeste Fideles'
John FawcettStrike, Seraphs, Strike Your Harps of Gold
Christopher MortlockThe Welkin Rings
Lowell MasonJoy to the World
Arvo PärtBogoroditse Devo
George Frideric HandelMessiah: 'For unto us a son is born'
John RutterThe Holly and the Ivy
Irving BerlinWhite Christmas

Performers

Benedict Collins Rice – Director
Marcus Sealy – Accompanist

Bath Bach Choir

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Programme Note

In this the 250th anniversary month of Jane Austen’s birth, we are delighted to present ‘A Georgian Christmas’ as the theme for our much-loved Carols by Candlelight concerts at The Pump Room.

Set against the twinkling backdrop of Bath’s seasonal sights, sounds and aromas, we will stage four one-hour performances of Christmas music on 18 & 19 December – making it possible for guests to fit in a concert around shopping, dining and general wassailing.

The early-evening performances, from 7–8pm, will include the angelic children of Voices for Life; while the later-evening ones, from 8.30–9.30pm, will feature the virtuosic violin-playing of Hester Wiltshire, specialist musician from Wells Cathedral School.

In a heartwarming programme specially curated by conductor Benedict Collins Rice, the music to be performed is all drawn from the Georgian era, a mix of the traditional and the not-so-familiar.

Join us in The Pump Room for a joyous celebration that many generations call the true start of Christmas in Bath.

Georgian figure with Candles

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