Talk - Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht - The Story of the world-renowned Christmas Carol Peter Medhurst

Name: Talk - Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht - The Story of the world-renowned Christmas Carol Peter Medhurst
Start: 2024-12-12T15:00:00+01:00
Location: William Burt Social Club

Schedule

Thu Dec 12 2024 at 03:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

William Burt Social Club | King's Lynn, EN

Our December talk will be particularly appropiate for the Christmas Season. The Austrian carol Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht – Silent Night, Holy Night – came into being just over 1800 years ago after the birth of Christ, and has become a quintessential Christmas song, sung the world over. However, the carol is not without its mysteries and this seasonal lecture unravels them to tell the story of Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht’s genesis and subsequent extraordinary history.
Peter appears in the UK and abroad as a musician and scholar, giving recitals and delivering illustrated lectures on music and the arts. He studied singing and early keyboard instruments at the Royal College of Music and at the Mozarteum in Salzburg.
All TASKL talks last about an hour and anyone is welcome to attend. They are free to TASKL members and guests can attend for £10 cash on the door. There is plenty of free parking and tea and coffee are available before the talk begins.