Annual Christmas concert by the chamber choir The Farrant Singers, with carols and Christmas music accompanied by brass and organ.
The Farrant Singers bring their annual Christmas concert to St Martin's Church on Saturday 19 December, from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. It's their festive treat for the year, and the programme is a straightforward one: carols and Christmas music, with brass and organ accompanying the choir.
If you're not familiar with them, The Farrant Singers are the longest-established chamber choir in Salisbury. They've got close links to the city, the surrounding villages and the Cathedral, and they're widely recognised as one of the most articulate and eloquent chamber ensembles in England. This particular night is their Christmas outing, so the carols and festive music are the focus, but it's a good way to get a feel for what they do.
Their wider repertoire runs a fair distance. They work through Parry and Victoria, through the Allegri, and over to Vaughan Williams, alongside arrangements by Andrew Mackay and Philip Lawson. That's a broad stretch of choral music to cover, from the Renaissance through to the twentieth century, and the Christmas concert sits within that wider tradition. The brass and organ on the night will add a full sound to the carols, which is a bit of a shift from the more stripped-back chamber singing they're known for.
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It's a Saturday evening in the heart of the city, so it works well as a pre-Christmas outing. The concert runs from 7.30pm to 9.30pm at St Martin's Church, and the programme is carols and Christmas music accompanied by brass and organ.
