Choristers from Liverpool's Anglican Cathedral will join voices with renowned local choir Sense of Sound Singers for an exciting evening of Christmas music on December 3rd.
This time the action moves onto the main floor for their annual Christmas event.
BBC Radio Merseyside phone-in host Roger Philips returns to host the evening of popular sacred and secular Christmas music in aid of Claire House and the Cathedral.
Christmas Classics has grown in popularity over the years and for the first time takes over the entire Cathedral.
The Cathedral’s Music Director David Poulter and Sense of Sound’s artistic director Jennifer John and Musical Director Perri Alleyne-Hughes have put together a diverse programme that showcases each choir’s individual style while blending them together for what promises to be an evening of unique musical treats.
Sense of Sound Singers have been involved in projects including performances with Brian Eno, Damon Albarn and Massive Attack in support of Greenpeace, Seal and John Bon Jovi at The Royal Variety show,. They were Grand finalists in BBC Choir of the Year competition, performed with Imogen Heap at The Barbican and appeared as featured artists on Thea Gilmore’s highly acclaimed album, Strange Communion.
Liverpool Cathedral Choir was founded in 1910 for the consecration of the Lady Chapel, when it consisted of six professional Lay clerks and twelve boy Choristers. Currently the choir consists of fourteen Lay clerks, thirty boy choristers and twenty-eight girl choristers.
The choir has worked with musicians including Sir Paul McCartney, who despite having failed his audition for the choir in the 1950s returned to the Cathedral to collaborate with the choir several times, most notably in performances of the ‘Liverpool Oratorio’ and 'Ecce Cor Meum'.
The choir has also performed alongside the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral choir and the choir of St Peter’s Oxford, and has performed at venues around the world.
David Poulter said, “It will be such fun to work with a choir so different to ours, and I am really looking forward to being able to combine our musical styles for an evening that will get everyone in the Christmas mood.”
Jennifer John added, “We are thrilled to be performing in the magnificent Cathedral alongside the wonderful Cathedral choristers. We want to see the Cathedral filled with magnificent Christmas music to herald in the festive season”.
Helen Carlson from Claire House said, “We’re delighted to be a part of this wonderful concert. We are so excited about hearing the wonderful music from these two fantastic choirs in such an awe inspiring location.”
Eryl Parry, Director of Enterprises added “Christmas Classics is one of our most anticipated events and this year it has got even better with our creative partnership with the fabulous Sense of Sound Singers. We think this will be an occasion which will remain in the memory long after the last note echoes around our Cathedral.”
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