Christmas Concerts
Festive Organ Prom Concert
Victoria Hall, Hanley, ST1 3AD
Saturday 23rd November 2024 12 noon
Ian Crawford – director
Tim Sagar – organ
The Nantwich Singers have two festive concerts on the horizon. Firstly, our debut in the Victoria Hall’s Organ Prom series on Saturday 23rd November at midday. This series is designed to showcase the 1888 Conacher/1922 Willis Organ – considered one of the finest concert hall organs in the world – through performances by organists and musicians from across the UK. Led by our musical director Ian Crawford, our programme features Tim Sagar as a soloist and accompanist to the choir. Tim will be playing classics including Karg-Elert’s Choral-Fantasia on Wachet Auf and Francis Jackson’s Toccata-Prelude on the same theme, as well as Wolstenholme’s evocative Carillon. This will be interspersed with choral favourites including Berlioz’s “Shepherds’ Farewell” and Rutter’s “Shepherd’s Pipe Carol”, as well as new standards including Dove’s “Seek Him That Maketh the Seven Stars”, the haunting “Lully, Lulla, Lullay” by Stopford and Tavener’s iconic masterpiece “God is With Us”. Audience carols will also feature. If you enjoy fantastic organ music and uplifting choral classics, don’t miss this special occasion! For the full programme and to book tickets, please go to
www.victoriahall-organproms.co.uk
Our second concert is on Sunday 15 December at 3:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s Nantwich. Further details to follow.