BBC Singers 2020-21 A Choral Christmas with Bob Chilcott, Jess Gillam and Katie Melua - BBC Singers

18 Dec 2020, BBC Radio 3 in Concert

19:30 Fri 18 Dec 2020 Next Event

A Choral Christmas with Bob Chilcott, Jess Gillam and Katie Melua

19:30 Fri 18 Dec 2020 BBC Radio 3 in Concert

King of Christmas Bob Chilcott conducts the BBC Singers and members of the BBC Concert Orchestra with special guests Jess Gillam and Katie Melua for a perfect concert to sing in the festive season.

Programme

- - Trad.
  - Ding dong! Merrily on higharr. Stuart Nicholson arr. for brass Jonathan Wikeley
- - Christian Onyeji
  - Amuworo ayi otu nwa (For unto us a child is born)
- - Bob Chilcott
  - The Midnight of Your Birth
- - Ryuichi Sakamoto
  - Merry Christmas, Mr Lawrence
- - John Gardner
  - Tomorrow shall be my dancing day
- - Bob Chilcott
  - O Little Town
- - Trad.
  - In dulci jubiloarr. Leslie Pearson
  - The Little Swallowarr. Bob Chilcott and Katie Melua
- - Joni Mitchell
  - Riverarr. Katie Melua
- - Trad.
  - The Twelve Days of ChristmasFrederic Austin arr. Bob Chilcott
- - interval
- - Various Artists
  - Festive Cheerarr. Roger Harvey
- - Elizabeth Poston
  - Balulalow
- - Bob Chilcott
  - The Shepherds Sing
- - Darius Milhaud
  - Brazileira from ‘Scaramouche’
- - Bob Chilcott
  - Sweet was the Song / Silent Night
- - James Lord Pierpont
  - Jingle Bellsarr. Mack Wilberg
- - Mike Batt
  - Nine Million Bicycles
- - Katie Melua
  - Maybe I Dreamt it
- - Irving Berlin
  - White Christmasarr. Katie Melua
- - Johnny Marks
  - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeerarr. Bob Chilcott
- - Alison Carver
  - I'm Thinking of You This Christmasarr. Peter Foggitt
- - Various Artists
  - Deck the Hall / Have Yourself a Merry Little ChristmasTrad. / Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane (arr. Bob Chilcott)
- - Anon.
  - O Come, All Ye Faithfularr. David Willcocks

Performers

Jess Gillam
presenter/saxophone
presenter/saxophone
Katie Melua
guest vocalist
guest vocalist
Bob Chilcott
conductor
conductor
BBC Singers
Members of the BBC Concert Orchestra
Rachel Mahon
organ
organ
Ashok Gupta
piano
piano

Composers

About This Event

King of Christmas Bob Chilcott conducts the BBC Singers with special guests Jess Gillam and Katie Melua for a perfect concert to sing in the festive season.

The celebration of the magic, jubilation, fun and joie-de-vivre of seasonal music is brought to life by Bob Chilcott, the BBC Singers's very own Principal Guest Conductor. Singer Katie Melua and saxophonist Jess Gillam add their touch of Christmas sparkle into the mix with solo sets. Sing your way into the spirit of the season, either with us or at home as we bring the Christmas magic into your living room this year.

Recorded at the Barbican in London on 15 December.

Part of

BBC Singers 2020-21