Sat, 07 Dec
|The University Church
Light and Gold - Full Performance
Celebrate with us at our traditional Christmas concert featuring carols old and new
Time & Location
07 Dec 2024, 19:30
The University Church, Oxford OX1 4BJ, UK
About the event
Tickets for 7.30pm are available at: https://www.ticketsoxford.com/events/light-and-gold
As the nights grow longer and the winter draws in, we celebrate Christmas as the season of light and renewal. We invite you to settle into the warm radiance of familiar favourites by Byrd and Darke, as well as modern classics by Villette, Tavener and Whitacre. And we delight in sharing with you our discoveries – nine carols from living composers, many heard for the first time in Oxford. Each song – the vibrant dance, exuberant joy, a quiet expectancy – shines a new light on the meaning of Christmas.
We're pleased to share the warmth of Christmas more widely this season with two performances, both in the University Church on Saturday, 7 December. Before our full concert repertoire at 7.30pm, a shorter, relaxed performance suitable for families will take place at 5pm (https://www.ticketsoxford.com/events/light-and-gold-relaxed-performance). Ticket holders of the 7.30pm performance could listen to the 5p…