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London Symphony Orchestra Living Music Wednesday 21 December 2016 7.30pm Barbican Hall A CHORAL CHRISTMAS Simon Halsey conductor Dave Neita presenter LSO Musicians London Symphony Chorus LSO Community Choir LSO Discovery Choirs David Lawrence conductor, LSO Community Choir & Discovery Senior Choir Lucy Griffiths conductor, London’s Symphony Orchestra LSO Discovery Junior Choir Concert finishes approx 9.30pm LSO Sing is generously supported by Sir Siegmund Warburg’s Voluntary Settlement, Barnett & Syliva Shine No 2 Charitable Trust, the John S Cohen Foundation, Slaughter and May Charitable Trust, and LSO Friends 2 Welcome 21 December 2016 Welcome Living Music Kathryn McDowell In Brief A warm welcome to the final LSO concert of 2016, a NEW MUSIC IN TONIGHT’S CONCERT festive choral celebration that promises to raise the roof of the Barbican Hall. The stage tonight will be Tonight’s concert features performances of two filled with over 300 singers of all ages – the London new works. On This Wondrous Sea by Jonathan Symphony Chorus, LSO Community Choir and LSO Dove is a world premiere, commissioned by the Discovery Choirs – and the LSO String Ensemble and London Symphony Chorus on the occasion of the trumpeter Ryan Linham, with introductions from LSC’s 50th anniversary. There is a River by Deborah presenter Dave Neita. Conducted by Simon Halsey, Pritchard was commissioned by LSO Discovery for the LSO and LSC’s Choral Director, they will take us the LSO Community Choir, set to words written by through an evening of Christmas music, including this evening’s presenter, Dave Neita. Deborah was some favourite carols for everyone to join in. on the LSO’s Panufnik Composers Scheme in 2015, an initiative that offers six early-career composers A Choral Christmas concludes an exciting year for each year the opportunity to write a three-minute singing with the LSO, during which it was a particular piece for the LSO, under the guidance of composer joy to celebrate the London Symphony Chorus’ 50th Colin Matthews. The Scheme was devised by the anniversary. Tonight the LSC performs the world Orchestra in association with Lady Panufnik premiere of On This Wondrous Sea by Jonathan Dove, in memory of her late husband, the composer commissioned to celebrate this milestone. We will Sir Andrzej Panufnik, and is generously supported also hear There is a River by Deborah Pritchard, by Lady Hamlyn and the Helen Hamlyn Trust. who took part in the LSO Panufnik Composers Scheme in 2015. CHRISTMAS GIFTS FROM THE LSO I would like to thank those who support all of our singing activities: Sir Siegmund Warburg’s Voluntary If you’re shopping for some last-minute Christmas Settlement, Barnett & Syliva Shine No 2 Charitable gifts, the Barbican Shop on Level G will be open until Trust, the John S Cohen Foundation, Slaughter and 9pm, selling LSO Live CDs, along with design-led gifts, May Charitable Trust, and our LSO Friends. Thanks stationery and accessories. You can also purchase also go to our media partner Classic FM, who have an LSO Friends gift membership on our website. recommended tonight’s concert to their listeners. lso.co.uk/give-a-gift-membership I wish you a very happy Christmas and look forward lsolive.lso.co.uk to welcoming you back to a concert in the new year. A WARM WELCOME TO TONIGHT’S GROUPS The Crown & Manor Association Sevenoaks Probus Group Kathryn McDowell CBE DL Managing Director lso.co.uk/groups lso.co.uk Tonight’s Programme 3 A Choral Christmas Tonight’s Programme SIMON HALSEY CONDUCTOR AUDIENCE CAROL: ONCE IN ROYAL DAVID’S CITY All DAVE NEITA PRESENTER HENRY J GAUNTLETT, arr DAVID WILLOCKS (Trumpet Descant by LEE REYNOLDS) RYAN LINHAM TRUMPET LSO STRING ENSEMBLE 1–2 Solo & Chorus LONDON SYMPHONY CHORUS INJI GALLIET-JAKOBY SOLOIST (DISCOVERY JUNIOR CHOIR) LSO COMMUNITY CHOIR LSO DISCOVERY CHOIRS 3 And through all His wondrous childhood DAVID LAWRENCE He would honour and obey, CONDUCTOR, LSO COMMUNITY CHOIR & LSO DISCOVERY SENIOR CHOIR Love, and watch the lowly maiden, LUCY GRIFFITHS In whose gentle arms He lay: CONDUCTOR, LSO DISCOVERY JUNIOR CHOIR Christian children all must be Mild, obedient, good as He. REJOICE! All GORDON THORNETT 4 For He is our childhood’s pattern, INCORPORATING THE ADVENT HYMN ‘O COME, O COME, EMMANUEL’ Day by day, like us, He grew, He was little, weak and helpless, 1–5 Solo, Discovery Choirs, Chorus, Community Choir Tears and smiles, like us, He knew: DEBORA YOHANNES SOLOIST (DISCOVERY SENIOR CHOIR) And He feeleth for our sadness, And He shareth in our gladness. 6 O come, Desire of nations, bind In one the hearts of all mankind; 5 And our eyes at last shall see Him, Bid thou our sad divisions cease, Through His own redeeming love, And be thyself our King of Peace. For that child so dear and gentle Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Is our Lord in heav’n above; Shall come to thee, O Israel. And He leads His children on to the place where He is gone. A MAIDEN MOST GENTLE Chorus TRADITIONAL, vocal arr ANDREW CARTER 6 Not in that poor lowly stable, Accompaniment arr LEE REYNOLDS With the oxen standing by, We shall see Him, but in heaven, IN DULCI JUBILO Community Choir & Discovery Choirs Set at God’s right hand on high, TRADITIONAL, arr KARL JENKINS When like stars His children crowned All in white shall wait around. WHAT CHILD IS THIS? Chorus TRADITIONAL, arr LOUIS HALSEY SAVIOUR’S DAY Discovery Senior Choir CHRIS EATON, arr DAVID LAWRENCE 4 Tonight’s Programme 21 December 2016 A Choral Christmas Tonight’s Programme continued … AUDIENCE CAROL: IT CAME UPON THE MIDNIGHT CLEAR All ON THIS WONDROUS SEA Chorus TRADITIONAL, arr JONATHAN RATHBONE JONATHAN DOVE (world premiere, commissioned by the LSC) (Trumpet Descant by LEE REYNOLDS) DANIEL OWERS TENOR SOLOIST 1 It came upon the midnight clear, AUDIENCE CAROL: HARK! THE HERALD ANGELS SING All That glorious song of old, FELIX MENDELSSOHN, arr DAVID WILLCOCKS (Trumpet Descant by LEE REYNOLDS) From angels bending near the earth, To touch their harps of gold: 1 Hark! the herald angels sing ‘Peace on the earth, goodwill to men, Glory to the newborn King; From Heaven’s all gracious King.’ Peace on earth and mercy mild, The world in solemn stillness lay, God and sinners reconciled: To hear the angels sing. Joyful all ye nations rise, Join the triumph of the skies, 2 Still through the cloven skies they come With th’angelic host proclaim: With peaceful wings unfurled, Christ is born in Bethlehem. And still their heavenly music floats Hark! the herald angels sing O’er all the weary world; Glory to the newborn King. Above its sad and lowly plains, They bend on hovering wing, 2 Christ, by highest heav’n adored, And ever o’er its Babel sounds Christ, the everlasting Lord, The blessed angels sing. Late in time behold Him come Offspring of a Virgin’s womb: 3 Yet with the woes of sin and strife Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, The world has suffered long; Hail th’incarnate Deity! Beneath the angel-strain have rolled Pleased as man with man to dwell, Two thousand years of wrong; Jesus, our Emmanuel. And man, at war with man, hears not Hark! the herald angels sing, etc The love-song which they bring; O hush the noise, ye men of strife, 3 Hail the heav’n-born Prince of Peace! And hear the angels sing. Hail the Sun of Righteousness! Light and life to all He brings, 4 For lo! the days are hastening on, Ris’n with healing in His wings; By prophet-bards foretold, Mild He lays His glory by, When with the ever circling years Born that man no more may die, Comes round the age of gold; Born to raise the sons of earth, When peace shall over all the earth Born to give them second birth. Its ancient splendours fling, Hark! the herald angels sing, etc And the whole world give back the song Which now the angels sing. INTERVAL – 20 MINUTES lso.co.uk Tonight’s Programme 5 CAPRIOL SUITE – LSO String Ensemble Thou and I will see him dine, BASSE-DANCE; PIEDS-EN-L’AIR; MATTACHINS When we bear them thither.’ PETER WARLOCK ALL WASSAIL Community Choir Page and monarch, forth they went, TRADITIONAL, arr JONATHAN WILLCOCKS Forth they went together, Accompaniment arr LEE REYNOLDS Through the rude wind’s wild lament And the bitter weather. I WANT A HIPPOPOTAMUS FOR CHRISTMAS Discovery Junior Choir JOHN ROX, arr MATTHEW FORBES WOMEN 4 ‘Sire, the night is darker now, AUDIENCE CAROL: GOOD KING WENCESLAS All And the wind blows stronger, TRADITIONAL, arr REGINALD JACQUES (Trumpet Descant by LEE REYNOLDS) Fails my heart, I know not how; I can go no longer.’ 1 Good King Wenceslas looked out On the Feast of Stephen, MEN When the snow lay round about, ‘Mark my footsteps, good my page; Deep and crisp and even. Tread thou in them boldly, Brightly shone the moon that night, Thou shalt find the winter’s rage Though the frost was cruel, Freeze thy blood less coldly.’ When a poor man came in sight, Gathering winter fuel. ALL 5 In his master’s steps he trod, MEN Where the snow lay dinted; 2 ‘Hither, page, and stand by me, Heat was in the very sod If you know’st it, telling, Which the saint had printed. Yonder peasant, who is he? Therefore, Christian men, be sure, Where and what his dwelling?’ Wealth or rank possessing, Ye who now will bless the poor WOMEN Shall yourselves find blessing. ‘Sire, he lives a good league hence, Underneath the mountain, STARLIGHT Discovery Choirs & Community Choir Right against the forest fence, KEITH THOMAS, arr DAVID LAWRENCE By Saint Agnes’ fountain.’ THERE IS A RIVER Community Choir MEN DEBORAH PRITCHARD 3 ‘Bring me flesh and bring me wine, WORDS BY DAVE NEITA Bring me pine logs hither: (commissioned

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