{"id":1873,"date":"2017-11-14T10:08:40","date_gmt":"2017-11-14T10:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/?p=1873"},"modified":"2017-11-14T10:09:43","modified_gmt":"2017-11-14T10:09:43","slug":"cecilian-choir-prepares-for-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/2017\/11\/14\/cecilian-choir-prepares-for-christmas\/","title":{"rendered":"Cecilian Choir prepares for Christmas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year, the <strong>University Cecilian Choir<\/strong> is back and bigger than ever as it prepares for its Christmas concert, a mouth-watering selection of music and seasonal readings to launch the festive season.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1874\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/files\/2017\/11\/Cecilian_HymnToTheFallen.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1874\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1874\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/files\/2017\/11\/Cecilian_HymnToTheFallen-1024x548.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/files\/2017\/11\/Cecilian_HymnToTheFallen.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/files\/2017\/11\/Cecilian_HymnToTheFallen-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/files\/2017\/11\/Cecilian_HymnToTheFallen-768x411.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/files\/2017\/11\/Cecilian_HymnToTheFallen-624x334.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1874\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Cecilian Choir and Pops Orchestra<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The choir, a by-invitation ensemble comprising undergraduate and postgraduate students, staff and alumni made its first public appearance last week (pictured above), with a smaller incarnation performing John Williams&#8217; moving\u00a0<em>Hymn to the Fallen<\/em> as part of a short remembrance event in Colyer-Fergusson Hall, accompanied by the new University Pops Orchestra. So far this term, the Choir has been preparing Ola Gjeilo&#8217;s richly-colourful\u00a0<em>Sunrise Mass<\/em> for a special performing in March (about which more later&#8230;); currently, however, it&#8217;s full-on seasonal music as we prepare for <em>A Christmas Cornucopia<\/em> on the 1 December.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1876\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/files\/2017\/11\/Will_Wollen.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1876\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-1876\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/files\/2017\/11\/Will_Wollen-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/files\/2017\/11\/Will_Wollen-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/files\/2017\/11\/Will_Wollen.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1876\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Will Wollen<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The concert brings together carols and music by Handel, JS Bach and seasonal instrumental gems by Vivaldi, Tchaikovsky and Corelli, combined with a sequence of readings ranging from Thomas Hardy and William Barnes to (of course) Dickens&#8217; well-loved\u00a0<em>A Christmas Carol.\u00a0<\/em>The readings will be brought to vigorous life by <strong>Will Wollen<\/strong>, Senior Lecturer in Drama and Theatre Studies, and the instrumentalists of the <strong>String Sinfonia<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Prepare for crisp wintry scenes in Vivaldi&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Winter,\u00a0<\/em>meditative carols by Peter Warlock and Holst, joyous movements from Handel&#8217;s\u00a0<em>Messiah<\/em> and words from George Eliot, Italo Calvino, Nancy Mitford and more as\u00a0 <em>A Christmas Cornucopia<\/em> bubbles with festive cheer next month; find out more <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/music\/whatson.html?tab=december\">here<\/a><\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"kent-video-wrapper\"><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='625' height='382' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-z3Tz5AIsa0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen='true'><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<ul class=\"kent-social-links\"><li><a href='http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/2017\/11\/14\/cecilian-choir-prepares-for-christmas\/&amp;t=Cecilian Choir prepares for Christmas' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-facebook' title='Share via Facebook'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=Cecilian Choir prepares for Christmas%20https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/2017\/11\/14\/cecilian-choir-prepares-for-christmas\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-twitter' title='Share via Twitter'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/plus.google.com\/share?url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/2017\/11\/14\/cecilian-choir-prepares-for-christmas\/' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-google-plus' title='Share via Google Plus'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='http:\/\/linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&amp;url=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/2017\/11\/14\/cecilian-choir-prepares-for-christmas\/&amp;title=Cecilian Choir prepares for Christmas' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-linkedin' title='Share via Linked In'><\/i><\/a><\/li><li><a href='mailto:content=https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/cantusfirmus\/2017\/11\/14\/cecilian-choir-prepares-for-christmas\/&amp;title=Cecilian Choir prepares for Christmas' target='_blank'><i class='ksocial-email' title='Share via Email'><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year, the University Cecilian Choir is back and bigger than ever as it prepares for its Christmas concert, a mouth-watering selection of music and seasonal readings to launch the festive season. 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