{"id":1791,"date":"2016-12-05T09:39:24","date_gmt":"2016-12-05T09:39:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/?p=1791"},"modified":"2016-12-05T12:16:41","modified_gmt":"2016-12-05T12:16:41","slug":"minerva-in-festive-mood-with-carols-for-the-donor-reception","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/2016\/12\/05\/minerva-in-festive-mood-with-carols-for-the-donor-reception\/","title":{"rendered":"Minerva in festive mood with carols for the Donor reception"},"content":{"rendered":"

Minerva Voices, the upper-voices chamber choir, was in festive mood on Friday night, taking to the foyer-stage to add some seasonal musical lustre to the reception for University donors.<\/p>\n

\"Donor_Carols\"The foyer-stage was strewn with flickering candles (and for the sake of everyone wondering about a predominantly wood-paneled building and flickering flames, I should reassure you that they were electrical candles…) and festive jumpers as members of Minerva filled the foyer with favourites from the fourth edition of\u00a0Carols for Choir<\/em>s, an incarnation of the enduringly-popular publication in arrangements for upper voices. There’s something particularly magical about hearing traditional carols in arrangements for sopranos and altos, an extra glimmer of frosted sparkle adorning customary repertoire.<\/p>\n

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Our first sprinkling of Christmas music in Colyer-Fergusson added a touch of the festive spirit to the reception, and there was a call for a group photo round the departmental Christmas tree afterwards.<\/p>\n

Next up, the Chamber Choir will be singing in the University Carol Service in the Cathedral next week. Thanks to Minerva Voices\u00a0for getting Christmas underway!<\/p>\n

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