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SUMMARY:Autumn Concert 2026 - Britten - Finzi - Saint-Saëns
DESCRIPTION:\n\nLooking forward to Christmas celebrations\, our concert pro
 gramme reflects the messages of Advent: Hope\, Peace\, Joy and Love. With 
 5 soloists\, we are delighted to be performing beautiful and atmospheric m
 usic from three celebrated composers: Paris born Camille Saint-Saëns from
  the 19th century Romantic period\, and 20th century English composers Ben
 jamin Britten and Gerald Finzi.\n\nBritten's A Ceremony of Carols is one o
 f his best known and most widely performed festive works.  This ever popu
 lar set of medieval carols blends ancient melodies with modern harmonies a
 nd is a wonderful and moving evocation of the hope and joy of Christmas.\n
 \nFinzi's In Terra Pax\, subtitled "Christmas Scene"\, is described by the
  composer as a vision of the Nativity seen by a wanderer on a dark and fro
 sty Christmas Eve.  The piece juxtaposes two verses from Robert Bridge's 
 poem\, Noel: Christmas Eve\, 1913 with biblical text from the Gospel of St
  Luke describing the appearance of the angels to the shepherds.  This rad
 iant and optimistic work unites the emotions and images of the familiar Ch
 ristmas story into a compelling musical narrative.\n\nSaint-Saëns' Orator
 io de Noël\, composed in 1863\, was his first major choral work and is wi
 dely performed and popular\, thanks to its pastoral atmosphere\, chamber m
 usic-like instrumentation and lyrical solo parts.  The text is taken from
  various biblical sources\, ranging from the gospel of St. Luke to Psalms 
 and Old Testament prophesies\, a harp adding a celestial\, shimmering qual
 ity.  The opening prelude mimics Bach's pastoral tone and sets the scene 
 for the Christmas story\, evoking the quiet and chill of a winter night ou
 tside the stable in Bethlehem.\n \n\nFor full event details\, visit: http
 s://www.royalfreesingers.org.uk/dbpage.php?pg=view&dbase=events&id=312272
LOCATION:Windsor Parish Church of St John the Baptist\, High Street\, Winds
 or SL4 1LS
URL:https://www.royalfreesingers.org.uk/dbpage.php?pg=view&dbase=events&id=
 312272
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