Concert Day Arrangements Saturday, December 14 2019

Venue:  St John’s Church, 6 Broad Street, Harleston IP20 9AZ

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Dress Rehearsal Schedule 

13.30 – 13.40Choir logistics and warm–up
13.40 – 14.00Choir & 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 – 14.20Audience 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 – 14.50Choir, Strings, ContinuoTwelve Days of Christmas – Chilcott
14.50-15.00Quick comfort break : 
15.00Soprano & Bass soloists ready to sing
15.00-16.00Choir, Strings, Keyboard, Soprano & Bass Soloists: The First Nowell – Vaughan Williams
          16.00Choir dismiss  
16.00-16.15String players & soloists tea / coffee break
16.15-16.30Any corners from Vaughan Williams / Chilcott
16.30-17.30Locatelli Concerto Grosso in F minor Op1 No8
17.30 18.30Concert 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

19.30-20.00The First Nowell – Vaughan Williams
20.00-20.25INTERVAL
20.25-20.45Concerto 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 & HCSNativity Carol – Rutter Hark! the herald-angels sing  – Mendelssohn (Audience & HCSBehold that star – Chilcott photocopy from Voiceworks Good King Wenceslas – Willcocks (Audience & HCS)
21.15-21.30The Twelve Days of Christmas – Chilcott