Silent Night
Schedule
Wed, 18 Dec, 2024 at 07:30 pm
Location
Greyfriars Kirk | Edinburgh, SC
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A space for calm, contemplation and wonder. Music to soothe the soul, and celebrate the magic of the season. Join the luminous voices of the SCO Chorus under conductor Gregory Batsleer in the intimate setting of Greyfriars Kirk for a much-loved Edinburgh musical tradition.
The hushed expectation of Gruber’s glorious ‘Silent Night’ forms the Christmas concert’s beating heart, alongside Vaughan Williams’s folk-inspired ‘The Truth from Above’, the mystery of Judith Weir’s ‘Drop down, ye heavens’, and the rich, cosmic power of Tavener’s mystical hymn. SCO musician Kana Kawashima intersperses intimate solo violin reflections.
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS The Truth from Above
WEIR Drop down, ye heavens
HOWELLS A Spotless Rose
GRUBER arr WALKER Silent Night*
TAVENER Hymn to the Mother of God
And music by Heinrich Schütz, Hieronymus and Michael Praetorius, Roderick Williams and Sir James MacMillan.
*New arrangement of Silent Night by Lucy Walker commissioned by the SCO Chorus.
SCO Chorus
Gregory Batsleer: Conductor
Kana Kawashima: Violin
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Where is it happening?
Greyfriars Kirk, 1 Greyfriars Place, Edinburgh, EH1 2, United Kingdom,Edinburgh, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
