Charity Christmas Carol Concert

Barbican Centre, London

Monday 12 December 1983 at 8.00 pm

David Jacobs (compere)

“The Menagerie”
Nicholas Daniel (oboe)
Julius Drake (piano)
with special guest Elizabeth Harwood

City of London Special Choir. Conductor: Anthony Gould
Handel Opera Chorus. Chorus Master: Clive Fairbairn
Newbury Choral Society. Conductor: Clive Fairbairn
Guildhall School of Music Brass Ensemble
Kevin Bowyer (organ)

Once in Royal David’s city For choirs and audience

City of London School Special Choir Conductor: Anthony Gould

God rest you merry gentlemen For choirs and audience

“The Menagerie” Nicholas Daniel & Julius Drake, with special guest Elizabeth Harwood

City of London School Special Choir Conductor Anthony Gould

Guildhall School of Music Brass Ensemble

“Hooked on Santa” by James Osbourne (written specially for this occasion)

Good King Wenceslas looked out For choirs and audience

Christmas Music from “Messiah” Handel Opera chorus. Chorus Master: Clive Fairbairn

Interval

Hark the herald angels sing For choirs and audience

Newbury Choral Society Conductor: Clive Fairbairn

“The Menagerie” Nicholas Daniel & Julius Drake, with special guest Elizabeth Harwood

The first Noel the angel did say For choirs and audience

“Christmas Crackers” for Brass Quintet by John Iveson. Guildhall School of Music Brass Ensemble

O come, all ye faithful For choirs and audience

Finale “Zadok The Priest” Handel: Kevin Bowyer (organ)

THE MENAGERIE

Nicholas Daniel (oboe) and Julius Drake (piano), two of England’s leading young instrumentalists, created ‘The Menagerie’ to prove that good music is, above all, inspiring entertainment. Each programme – compiled of the many creatures that have inspired composers as varied as Schubert and Fats Waller – is devised round the special guest singer and tailored to its particular audience. The keynote is always the same – pleasure.