Serenata - Christmas Concert at South Wootton

Join Serenata as we welcome yuletide and the festive season by singing beautiful music, composed or arranged for upper voices accompanied by harp and piano. Come and hear excerpts from Benjamin Britten’s innovative and enduring composition A Ceremony of Carols, and from A Christmas Offering by Armenian Composer Kristina Arakelyan – an exquisite homage to Britten’s much-loved work. To complete the programme, we will sing accompanied and unaccompanied music by living composers, including Bob Chilcott, Sarah Quartel, Olivia Sparkhall, Michael Higgins, James McCarthy, and Gareth Treseder, which celebrates the Christmas story. Serenata is a vibrant choir of 25 experienced female singers drawn from across the East of England who perform music arranged for three or more female voice parts. Serenata is dedicated to presenting the rich heritage of women’s vocal music in an uncompromising yet approachable fashion. Directed by their talented conductor Andrew Foxley and with harp accompaniment from Bonnie Scott and piano from Jacquie McBride, the singers have a passion for singing and for bringing to their audiences a rich mix of styles and eras of music.