Serious Christmas fare at Cadogan Hall

By Jack Johnson, 15 December 2014

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Reviewed at Cadogan Hall, London on 11 December 2014

Byrd, Vigilate

Taverner, Mater Christi sanctissima

Tallis, Videte miraculum

Sheppard, Verbum Caro

Byrd, Magnificat

Bull, Almighty God, which by the Leading of a Star

Gibbons, See, see the Word is incarnate

Tavener, 2 Hymns to the Mother of God (no. 1 Hymn to the Mother of God)

Tavener, The Lamb

Tavener, Mother of God: Here I stand

Poulenc, Quatre motets pour le temps de Noël, FP 152

Howells, A Spotless Rose

Martin, Dormi Jesu

Head, The Little Road to Bethlehem

Gardner, Tomorrow shall be my dancing day

Chilcott, Nova! Nova!

Works by Chilcott

Westminster Abbey Choir

James O'Donnell, Conductor

Daniel Cook, Organ

A French Connection: Poulenc and Fauré from the LPO

Dominic Lowe, 18th January

Bertrand de Billy made his debut with the LPO in an all-French programme headlined by Fauré's Requiem and preceded by a rewarding pairing of Poulenc's Organ Concerto and Sept Repons des Tenebres

****1

An eclectic jamboree under Thomas Søndergård

David Truslove, 21st July

The celebratory, cerebral and contradictory elements inherent in this diverse programme of Haydn, Mozart, Poulenc and Stravinsky didn’t quite disguise some uneven performances in Søndergård’s third prom concert.

***11

Bruckner: the long and short of it

Ken Ward, 28th February

Segerstam elicits oustanding playing from the BBCSO in an immense Bruckner 8, preceded by the BBC Singers exquisite Bruckner motets.

*****

Pulling out the stops in Poulenc and Saint-Saëns

Mark Pullinger, 26th March

Yannick Nézet-Séguin explores the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s palette in an intoxicating French programme, celebrating the restoration of the Royal Festival Hall’s organ.

****1

Engelsmusik, Hirtenweisen und bittersüße Gaben aus Westminster Abbey

Michael Vieth, 15th December

Durch sechs Jahrhunderte und viele Regionen führte das prunkvolle weihnachtliche Chor- und Orgelkonzert in der Westminster Abbey.

****1

Carlo Rizzi brings Respighi’s Rome to Birmingham

Robert Gainer, 15th April

Carlos Rizzi believes that Puccini’s orchestrations are good enough to stand alone, without their vocal lines, but can the drama compete with the romance of Respighi?

****1

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Jack Johnson

After completing a postgraduate degree in Music at King's College London in 2013, Jack now works in development for an arts charity based in London. Aside from regularly attending concerts, he plays piano and clarinet and enjoys singing with several choirs. Particularly passions include Bach, Prokofiev and the neglected choral works of Hummel

Serious Christmas fare from the choir of Westminster Abbey