London Octave – Christmas with Handel, Bach & Vivaldi by Candlelight

Church Window Mask

Wednesday 18 December 7.30pm

Don’t miss this special pre-Christmas treat brought to you by the dazzling ensemble London Octave (director Dietrich Bethge)

  • St James’s aspires to be a place where all can belong, and where every person’s gifts and identities are welcome and celebrated. We are working to improve the experience at St James’s in the church building and the online community. We have step-free access from the courtyard to the church, and a toilet for disabled people. The courtyard and Redemption Roasters coffee shop are wheelchair accessible. If you have special access requirements (e.g. wheelchair users) please contact concerts@sjp.org.uk

  • “full of sparkle and wit” (Metro) and their acclaimed soloists: violinist Lorraine McAslan, and the Dutch mezzo-soprano Rosina Fabius . Enjoy some of the best loved seasonal music including arias from Handel’s “Messiah”, “Winter” from Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons”, and Corelli’s “Christmas Concerto”. Respond to the unique candlelit atmosphere of the 17th century church of St James, Piccadilly.

    Rosina Fabius (mezzo-soprano)

    Lorraine McAslan (violin)

    London Octave

    Dietrich Bethge (director)

     

    Handel “Arrival of the Queen of Sheba”

    Mozart Salzburg Symphony No 1

    Corelli “Christmas Concerto”

    Bach Aria “Agnus Dei”

    Handel Aria from “Messiah” “O Thou that tellest”

    INTERVAL

    Bach Double Violin Concerto

    Handel Aria from “Messiah” “How Beautiful Are The Feet”

    Vivaldi Aria “Cum Dederit”

    Vivaldi “Winter” from “Four Seasons”