December 7 & 8, 2024
St. Andrew’s Church, Kent CT
James Knox Sutterfield, cond.
Our opening concert for the 2024-25 season follows the form of the Festival of Lessons and Carols presented annually by the King’s College choir in Cambridge, England, but with poetry readings in place of the traditional scripture lessons, drawn from diverse sources both religious and secular. Musical selections include many beloved classics of the season, as well as some modern pieces with their own poetic texts rich with imagery and metaphor.
Painting, “Landscape with Stars” by Henri Edmond Delacroix:
- Dress Rehearsal – Wednesday, December 4, 2024
- Preconcert Warmup – Saturday, December 7, 2024
- Preconcert Warmup – Sunday, December 8, 2024
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Both performances were very good, but Sunday was generally the better of the two in my opinion. This playlist has the Sunday version of all songs and readings except a few that, for technical reasons, sounded better in the Saturday recording (Shortest Day, Noel, Once as I remember, Journey of the Magi, Starlight Night). I also replaced the organ intro on “Midnight Clear” with the Saturday version, because there was a little bobble in the playing on Sunday.
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Here is a document with the “best tracks” list if you want to create your own playlist