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Siglo de Oro
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Christmas Folklore

Siglo de Oro; Patrick Allies director

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Date
Tue 23 Dec 2025, 7.30pm
Tickets
£40 £37 £33 £27 £18
Duration

This concert will be approximately 2 hours in duration, including an interval

Availability

Ticket bookings are subject to a £4.00 booking fee. This fee covers the whole booking and is not per ticket

Artists

  • Siglo de Oro
    • Patrick Alliesdirector

    Programme

    The Wolf and the Lamb
        • Hanacpachap cussicuinin
        • Song of the Nuns of Chester
        • Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
          (harmonised by Michael Praetorius, arranged by Melchior Vulpius)
        • Ríu, ríu, chíu
    The Mystery Plays
    The Beasts on Christmas Eve
        • The Nailsbourne Beasts Song
          (arranged by Patrick Allies)

    Interval

    Mary Sings Lullabies
        • Lullay: I Saw a Swete Semly Syght
    Angels Appearing
    The Feast of Stephen
        • Staffansvisa
          (arranged by Gunnar Idenstam)
        • Good King Wenceslas
          (arranged by Piers Connor Kennedy)
    Carolling and Wassailing
        • Gaudete
          (arranged by Karl Jenkins)

    Overview

    Folk traditions and sacred ritual have long intertwined to enrich the world of Christmas music. Siglo de Oro’s programme reaches deep into the past in search of the season’s folk roots and traces the ways in which they continue to nourish the work of contemporary composers.

    Booking Information

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