| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 20-Dec-2012 SJE Arts at St John the Evangelist Church | The Sixteen and Harry Christophers get ready for Christmas in Oxford |
| The theme of tonight’s concert, revealed the programme notes, was that of “marking time and preserving timeless values” – Christmas being a season that connects the past with the present. Musically, there were several strands to the programme that were supposed to demonstrate this theme: contrasting settings of the same text composed centuries apart, contemporary arrangements of ancient festive folk tunes, and juxtapositions of modern and renaissance carols with similar messages. Read full review... | |
| 20-Dec-2012 Cadogan Hall | Nowell sing we now: The King's Singers at Cadogan Hall |
 The King’s Singers epitomise a cappella musicianship. The group was originally formed in the 1960s by choral scholars of King’s College, Cambridge (and one from Christ Church, Oxford), but its current membership includes members who were previously choral scholars at Oxford, and even one member from New Zealand. With a relatively young line-up compared to previous incarnations of the group, The King’s Singers’ international repute remains – in 2012, they performed around 120 concerts worldwide.
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