What Sudden Blaze of Song - Christmas with Vasari
St Paul's Church, WC2E 9ED , [Venue Details]Christmas is upon us once again, and the ever-popular Christmas with Vasari concert stands central to the season’s celebration for many of us. It is always such a joy to arrive at the beautiful St Paul’s church in Covent Garden, our Christmas home, to join friends and family in festive song.
The title of this year’s concert - “What sudden blaze of song” – is borrowed from the wonderfully atmospheric poem by John Keble, his The Christian Year, set by our very own Vasari tenor, Julian Washington – a beautiful carol written in 1991. Other new carols include Brian Moles’s joyous “A Babe is born” & the brilliant setting of “Tomorrow shall be my dancing day” by James Burton, written for St John’s College, Cambridge. All three carols “blaze” in their own way!
Old favourites include Sweelinck’s “Hodie Christus natus est”, Peter Cornelius’s beautiful version for baritone solo & choir of “The Three Kings”, David Willcocks’s “Ding dong merrily on high” & Malcolm Sargent’s “Hawaiian Lullaby”. And of course, no Vasari Christmas concert could be without some Rutter, and this year we return to his wonderful “Dormi Jesu”.
Lennox Berkeley’s “I sing of a maiden”, John Joubert’s “There is no rose” and one of the choir’s Patrons Gabriel Jackon’s heavenly “The Christ-Child” all lend simplicity and beauty to the programme.
We very much look forward to seeing you and sharing our selection of festive music with you. We hope there is something for everybody! Don’t delay: be sure to join us!
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Admission
Min: £10.00
Max: £25.00
Special: £10 Under 30s
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What Sudden Blaze of Song - Christmas with Vasari
Friday, 12 Dec 2025 @7.30pm
St Paul's Church, WC2E 9EDMore Information
Christmas is upon us once again, and the ever-popular Christmas with Vasari concert stands central to the season’s celebration for many of us. It is always such a joy to arrive at the beautiful St Paul’s church in Covent Garden, our Christmas home, to join friends and family in festive song.
The title of this year’s concert - “What sudden blaze of song” – is borrowed from the wonderfully atmospheric poem by John Keble, his The Christian Year, set by our very own Vasari tenor, Julian Washington – a beautiful carol written in 1991. Other new carols include Brian Moles’s joyous “A Babe is born” & the brilliant setting of “Tomorrow shall be my dancing day” by James Burton, written for St John’s College, Cambridge. All three carols “blaze” in their own way!
Old favourites include Sweelinck’s “Hodie Christus natus est”, Peter Cornelius’s beautiful version for baritone solo & choir of “The Three Kings”, David Willcocks’s “Ding dong merrily on high” & Malcolm Sargent’s “Hawaiian Lullaby”. And of course, no Vasari Christmas concert could be without some Rutter, and this year we return to his wonderful “Dormi Jesu”.
Lennox Berkeley’s “I sing of a maiden”, John Joubert’s “There is no rose” and one of the choir’s Patrons Gabriel Jackon’s heavenly “The Christ-Child” all lend simplicity and beauty to the programme.
We very much look forward to seeing you and sharing our selection of festive music with you. We hope there is something for everybody! Don’t delay: be sure to join us!
Admission
Min: £10.00
Max: £25.00
Special: £10 Under 30s
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