Venue: St John’s Church, 6 Broad Street, Harleston IP20 9AZ
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Dress Rehearsal Schedule
| 13.30 – 13.40 | Choir logistics and warm–up |
| 13.40 – 14.00 | Choir & piano items: Nativity Carol – Rutter (HCS) pp62-67 100 Carols for ChoirsI saw three ships – arr. Peter Hunt photocopy from VoiceworksBehold that star – Chilcott photocopy from Voiceworks |
| 14.00 | Strings ready to play |
| 14.00 – 14.20 | Audience carols: Choir, Strings, Keyboard:O little town of Bethlehem – arr. Vaughan Williams pp234-235 100 Carols for ChoirsHark! the herald-angels sing – Mendelssohn pp107-109 100 Carols for ChoirsGood King Wenceslas – arr. Willcocks pp102-106 100 Carols for Choirs |
| 14.20 – 14.50 | Choir, Strings, ContinuoTwelve Days of Christmas – Chilcott |
| 14.50-15.00 | Quick comfort break : |
| 15.00 | Soprano & Bass soloists ready to sing |
| 15.00-16.00 | Choir, Strings, Keyboard, Soprano & Bass Soloists: The First Nowell – Vaughan Williams |
| 16.00 | Choir dismiss |
| 16.00-16.15 | String players & soloists tea / coffee break |
| 16.15-16.30 | Any corners from Vaughan Williams / Chilcott |
| 16.30-17.30 | Locatelli Concerto Grosso in F minor Op1 No8 |
| 17.30 18.30 | Concert tea for soloists, instrumentalists and guest choral singers |
Choir returns for concert: 19.00
Concert
Suggested start time: 19.30
Interval Refreshments: 20.30 -20.45
Estimated finish time: 21.30
| 19.30-20.00 | The First Nowell – Vaughan Williams |
| 20.00-20.25 | INTERVAL |
| 20.25-20.45 | Concerto Grosso Op1 No8 in F minor (strings only) |
| 20.45-21.10 | Carols for choir and Carols for audience and choir I saw three ships – Peter Hunt photocopy from VoiceworksO little town of Bethlehem – Vaughan Williams (Audience & HCS) Nativity Carol – Rutter Hark! the herald-angels sing – Mendelssohn (Audience & HCS) Behold that star – Chilcott photocopy from Voiceworks Good King Wenceslas – Willcocks (Audience & HCS) |
| 21.15-21.30 | The Twelve Days of Christmas – Chilcott |