In a new addition to our regular Christmas Calendar, please do join the Choir for the inaugural Carols from Queen’s: London, hosted at the beautiful St James’s Church, Sussex Gardens.
A glass of mulled wine or soft drink will be served at the end of the concert, and is included within the ticket price.
Choir of The Queen’s College, Oxford
Owen Rees director
The ever-popular Carols from Queen’s returns this year on Friday 18 and Sunday 20 December. A staple in the Oxford musical calendar, The Choir of The Queen’s College, Oxford presents a varied programme of glorious Christmas music combining old favourites with more recent arrangements. The concert reflects the shifting moods of the period from Advent to Epiphany, inviting personal reflection on the transformation of darkness into light of the Incarnation.
A glass of mulled wine or soft drink served in Queen’s beautiful Baroque Hall is included within the ticket price.
Choir of The Queen’s College, Oxford
Owen Rees director
Tickets: £30 main chapel (£5 students)
Handel: Messiah
Choir of The Queen’s College, Oxford with Academy of Ancient Music
Handel’s Messiah lies at the very heart of Christmas musical festivities. The oratorio follows Christ’s life from the prophecies of the Old Testament through to his birth, passion and resurrection, and the final conquest of sin with the promise of eternal life. Handel uses his consummate skill as an opera composer to inject vivid colour and intense drama into his score. First heard in 1741, it remains just as popular today as it did in Dublin nearly 300 years ago. Arias of mesmerising beauty and triumphant courage sit alongside virtuoso choruses of stunning power – including the famous ‘Hallelujah Chorus’.
This concert continues the acclaimed collaboration between the Choir of The Queen’s College, Oxford and the world famous Academy of Ancient Music, a combination of the finest choral singing and an orchestra with a worldwide reputation for excellence in baroque and classical music. Previous performances of Messiah in this collaboration, also with star-studded line-ups of soloists, have sold out well in advance the event and booking as soon as possible is highly recommended.
Choir and orchestra are conducted by Owen Rees, Director of Music at The Queen’s College, hailed as ‘one of the most energetic and persuasive voices’ in this field.
Rowan Pierce soprano
Esther Lay mezzo-soprano
Ted Black tenor
James Atkinson baritone
Choir of The Queen’s College, Oxford
Academy of Ancient Music
Owen Rees director
American Patriots Abroad: The Making of a Global Mormon Church
Professor Laurie Maffly-Kipp, Harmsworth Professor of American History
The ever-popular Carols from Queen’s returns this year on Friday 18 and Sunday 20 December. A staple in the Oxford musical calendar, The Choir of The Queen’s College, Oxford presents a varied programme of glorious Christmas music combining old favourites with more recent arrangements. The concert reflects the shifting moods of the period from Advent to Epiphany, inviting personal reflection on the transformation of darkness into light of the Incarnation.
A glass of mulled wine or soft drink served in Queen’s beautiful Baroque Hall is included within the ticket price.
Choir of The Queen’s College, Oxford
Owen Rees director
Tickets: £30 main chapel (£5 students)