Candlelit Christmas Classical Music Concerts, Newcastle upon tyne, Hexham, Carlisle, UK

Christmas Classical Music Concerts
CARLISLE • HEXHAM • NEWCASTLE • BEVERLEY

THE ENGLISH PHILHARMONIC ENSEMBLE
Conductor: David Haslam

THE SINGERS
Conductor: Donald Halliday

THE BEVERLEY SINGERS
Conductor: Alan Spedding

Savour the special magic of Christmas!

Concert tickets available online

Come and enjoy the special atmosphere that pervades these friendly concerts
with the twinkling magic of candlelight, the glorious classical music
and the heightened intimacy between musicians and audience
(not least during the enjoyment of mulled wine and mince pies at the interval!)

Torelli: Christmas Concerto

Clark: Suite for Trumpet & Strings

Tavener: The Lamb

Choir - Unaccompanied Christmas Music

Vivaldi: Winter from The Seasons

Haslam: Kyrie with Suzanne Manuel

Vivaldi: Concerto for Flute & Oboe in A Minor

Choir - Unaccompanied Christmas Music

Carols - with audience

Adam: O Holy Night with Suzanne Manuel

Handel: Christmas selection from The Messiah

Candlelit Christmas Concert Tour

DATES for 2011:

Friday 16 December 8.00pm
St. Cuthbert’s Church, Carlisle
Tickets - Tullie House: 01228 618700
Carlisle T.I.C.: 01228 625600

Saturday 17 December 7.30pm
Hexham Abbey, Hexham
Tickets - Queens Hall Hexham: 01434 652477
Hexham T.I.C.: 01434 652220

Monday 19 December 8.00pm
St. George’s, Jesmond,
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tickets - Newcastle T.I.C.: 0191 2778003

Friday 23 December 7.30pm
Beverley Minster, Beverley,
East Riding of Yorkshire
Tickets - Beverley T.I.C.: 01482 391672

Ticket Prices

£18 - Adult full price
£16 - Concession for Senior Citizens and Children under 14
£18 - Wheelchair user PLUS complimentary ticket for Carer of wheelchair user
£16 - Concession for Senior Citizens and Children under 14 wheelchair users
PLUS complimentary ticket for Carer of wheelchair user

PLUS Administration Charge - £1 per online order
(Termed as 'Postage & packing' in payment system)

PLEASE NOTE: Tickets are non-refundable

11th Great Year: Following the popular success of Christmas Concerts by candlelight in Durham Cathedral, Hexham Abbey and some of the north’s finest churches, AM Live has pleasure in announcing its Christmas Candlelit Concert Tour, 2011.

The English Philharmonic Ensemble, conducted by David Haslam, and the The Singers (director: Donald Halliday) will be appearing at St. Cuthbert’s Church, Carlisle, Hexham Abbey and St. George’s Church, Jesmond. The Beverley Singers will join the Ensemble on the 23 December for the final concert.

Seasonal warmth: A special atmosphere pervades these friendly concerts with the twinkling magic of candlelight, the glorious music and the heightened intimacy between musicians and audience, not least during the enjoyment of mulled wine and mince pies at the interval.

Our programme for this 11th year begins with Torelli’s lovely “Christmas Concerto” followed by the celebratory sound of the trumpet in Jeramiah Clarke’s “Trumpet Suite” with soloist Anthony Thompson. Two special Christmas pieces for unaccompanied choir are followed by Tavener’s famous piece ‘The Lamb’ and the first half concludes with a performance of ‘Winter’ from Vivaldi’s “The Seasons” played by Tristan Guerney, (Leader of The Edinburgh String Quartet.)

The second half opens with a new arrangement of a work by David Haslam, ‘Kyrie’, for orchestra, choir & soprano solo, sung by Suzanne Manuel followed by Vivaldi’s Concerto in A Minor with soloists Philip Cull (oboe) and David Haslam (flute). Three pieces for unaccompanied choir and two carols for audience and orchestra, precede Adam’s famous ‘O Holy Night’ sung by Suzanne Manuel. Our Christmas selection of favourite music from Handel’s “Messiah’’ concludes this Candlelit Christmas Concert.

For further enquiries:

Tel: 0191 2854200 Email: info@candlelitconcerts.com