Christmas Concert at Westminster Abbey
Sinfonia Smith SquareSmith Square, Westminster
Sat 19 Dec · 19:00
About this event
Drawing inspiration from the traditional Festival of Lessons and Carols, the Choir of Westminster Abbey presents an enticing Christmas programme featuring festive choral works interspersed with much-loved carols and seasonal readings. The centrepiece of the programme is Benjamin Britten’s magical Ceremony of Carols for treble voices and harp, performed by the Abbey choristers. The Choir of Westminster Abbey is renowned worldwide as one of the finest ensembles of its type, its repertoire extending from plainsong and Renaissance polyphony to twentieth-century masterpieces and new commissions. In addition to singing the daily services, as it has done since the fourteenth century, the choir plays a central role in the many royal and state occasions which are held in the Abbey, including the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in 2022 and The Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla in 2023.
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