{"id":2521,"date":"2010-12-16T14:23:10","date_gmt":"2010-12-16T13:23:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/?p=2521"},"modified":"2010-12-17T11:15:40","modified_gmt":"2010-12-17T10:15:40","slug":"brassed-off-carols-round-the-tree","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/music-matters\/2010\/12\/16\/brassed-off-carols-round-the-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Brassed off: Carols Round The Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"

A final musical event for the term, Carols Round The Tree yesterday saw members of the University community gathering near the Registry Garden tree to sing together, supported this year by a fine brass group comprising students and staff.<\/p>\n

Forged in the fiery furnace of rehearsals in Eliot by Music Scholar and Architecture student Chris Gray, the twelve-piece brass group accompanied the assembled singers filling the chilly air with carols, and also gave lively renditions of seasonal favourites including ‘Frosty the Snowman’ and ‘Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer.’ Kent Hospitality supplied mulled wine and roast chestnuts, and the Estates team had heroically braved the plummeting temperatures earlier in the day to set up a lighting rig and suitable electrics. The student group Sing!, conducted by Maia Peacock, sang a piece, as did the Chamber Choir.<\/p>\n

\"\"It’s always a particularly special occasion, when people spontaneously gather to see out the term in festive style, a chance for one final sing before the term ends. It didn’t snow this year, but never mind!<\/p>\n

Thank you to everyone involved in Kent’s music-making over the past term: it all starts again in January; watch out for our new events brochure on the website early next month.<\/p>\n