CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT 2025

Welcome to CHRISTMAS CAROL CONCERT 2025 at Saint Michael's Church! Get ready for a magical evening filled with beautiful carols and festive cheer. Join us on Saturday, 6 December 2025 at 5:30 pm.as we celebrate the holiday season together. Let the music transport you to a winter wonderland as we sing along to classic Christmas tunes. Don't miss out on this heartwarming event that will surely put you in the holiday spirit!

1 Nok Him Chan is pursuing a Master’s in Performance at the Royal College of Music, where he also earned his Bachelor’s degree with First Class Honours in cello and composition. A Noel-Croucher and RCM Scholar, he has appeared as orchestral principal, performed at the Lucerne Festival Academy and 11 Downing Street, and toured internationally as soloist with the Hong Kong Children’s Symphony Orchestra.

Shing-Hong (Aries) Chow recently graduated with First Class Honours from the Royal College of Music and is now completing his Master of Music with Professor Gaby Lester. A recipient of the Musicians’ Company Goldman Award, he has served as concertmaster with several orchestras and toured internationally with the Asian Youth Orchestra as its youngest member.

Jack Wong Kai Chit – Piano
A 20-year-old pianist from Hong Kong, Jack is in his fourth year at the Royal College of Music, studying with Richard Uttley. He has won prizes in several competitions, including the 2022 Hong Kong Schools Music Festival Concerto Competition and the 2024 RCM Kendall Taylor Beethoven Piano Competition. Also an organist and chorister, Jack is active at Christchurch Kensington in London and St. Philip’s Church in Hong Kong.

2 Musiko Musika and the ECCO Project:
Musiko Musika is an artist-led organisation creating innovative music projects with strong social and cultural impact. Founded in 1998 by musicians Mauricio Venegas-Astorga and Rachel Pantin, and based at the Lyric Hammersmith, it is supported by Arts Council England as a National Portfolio Organisation.

The ECCO (Ethnic Contemporary Classical Orchestras) project, established in 2009, brings together young musicians and their families to celebrate cultural diversity through music. Inspired by the classical orchestra model but enriched by a wide range of instruments, styles and traditions, ECCO reflects the vibrant communities it represents. Performers

Gift Ajiboye, Annie Boyle, Maria Boyle, Chanté Ikenye, Bailie Jordan-Collins,Sayri Luong, Nicolás Olmos, Sebastián Rodríguez Flores, Nickolas Rodríguez Flores. With the Musiko Musika team: Daniel Agcaoili, Isidora Edwards, Alejandra González, Rachel Pantin, Mauricio Venegas-Astorga, Laura Venegas-Rojas

3 Royal Academy of Music:

Raj Bhaumik – Clarinet
Originally from Glasgow, Raj is an undergraduate clarinettist at the Royal Academy of Music, studying on an ABRSM Scholarship. A former principal of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, he has performed at the BBC Proms and on BBC Radio 3. Raj is the winner of the 2023 Clarinet and Saxophone Society of Great Britain’s Young Soloist Competition and the overall performance prize at the Glasgow Music Festival.

FOCSA is a UK-registered Charity, No 274778, founded with the purpose of helping vulnerable children in Colombia by raising funds to buy and distribute medical and other essential medical equipment.

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