The Handful Chamber Choir – Serenity (Songs of blessing and reflection)

Join one of Bath’s premier chamber choirs, The Handful, in a contemplative yet joyful evening as the choir weaves its way through a rich tapestry of music reflecting on what has passed and giving thanks for what we have, finishing we a few jolly drinking songs to see us off into the festive season!

Gjeilo: Prelude
Saunders: Ave Maria
Rachmaninov: All-Night Vigil: III. Blazhen muzh
Stanford: Motets (Justorum animae/Beati quorum)
Finzi: My spirit sang all day
Guillaume: Ego sum
Schoenberg: Schein uns, du liebe sonne (Drei Volksliedsätze 1929)
Tavener: Today the Virgin
LaBarr: Grace Before Sleep
Trad. arr Poston/Vaughan Williams: This endris night
Lauridsen: O magnum mysterium
Todd: My Lord Has Come
Stopford: Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
Lutkin: The Lord Bless You and Keep You
Holst: Bring us in good ale
Richafort: Tru, tru trut avant
Trad. arr. Chavarria: Gloucestershire Wassail