Christmas Brass

Marcus Bates and Friends

Marcus Bates horn, Mike Lovatt, Toby Street, Matthew Williams trumpets, Byron Fulcher, Peter Moore trombones, Ed Hilton bass trombone, Dave Kendall tuba

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John Webb/Andrew Melvin Fanfare on Personent Hodie
Giovanni Gabrieli Sonata Pian’ e Forte
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina Exultate Deo; Jubilate Deo
Samuel Scheidt A Child is Born in Bethlehem
Claudio Monteverdi Cantate Domino
Arcangelo Corelli Christmas Cantata (excerpt arr. Hogg)
Johann Sebastian Bach Christmas Oratorio (excerpt arr. Hogg)
Charles Wood Hail Gladdening Light
Trad Personent Hodie; Wassail Song
John Rutter Blow the trumpet
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker:
- Miniature Overture
- March
- Grandfather Waltz
- A Pine Forest in Winter
- Clara and the Prince
- Divertissement: Chocolate (Spanish Dance); Coffee (Arabian Dance); Tea (Chinese Dance); Trepak (Russian Dance)
- Dance of the Reed Pipes
- Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
- Final Waltz/Apotheosis
Trad Coventry Carol (arr. Harvey); Infant Holy (arr. Harvey)
John Williams Merry Christmas
Webb/Melvin Variations on ‘Entre le boeuf et l’âne gris’

A new look for our Christmas concert this year. We’ve assembled eight of the country’s finest brass players to raise the rafters with music designed to celebrate the Season in suitably joyful fashion. From old masters such as Palestrina, Gabrieli and Bach through to Tchaikovsky, Holst and John Williams – as well as a couple of specially commissioned pieces – we’ll be well set up for the festivities to come.