Saffron Hall hosts the BBC Singers are Christmas, who will perform both seasonal songs and a poem by Dylan Thomas
Gather at the spectacular Saffron Hall, a purpose-built concert venue, for the BBC Singers at Christmas on 19 December. The evening will incorporate beautiful seasonal songs such as In the Bleak Midwinter, Good King Wenceslas and Ding Dong Merrily On High, performed by Onyx Brass and conducted by David Hill. The second half will see a recital of Dylan Thomas’s popular prose poem, A Child’s Christmas in Wales, illustrated with music, and narrated by Richard Harrington. It’s a humorous and nostalgic account of Christmases past, and the concert will be recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
This fantastic family show starts at 7.30pm; tickets are £10-£25. A free minibus service will operate between the venue and Audley End station, for those travelling by rail. For more information and to book, go online.
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