A Dickensian Christmas

Barbican Hall, London

22 December 2020

  • Event details

    Toast the Christmas spirit with Charles Dickens and be transported back to the era of roasted goose, mistletoe and plum-pudding, as the London Concert Brass and choir are joined by our special guest reader Kevin Whately to celebrate the very best of Victorian carols, classics and a selection of readings from Dickens’s A Christmas Carol.

  • Featured Pieces / composers

    • In the Bleak Midwinter DARKE
    • Deck the Hall WILLCOCKS
    • Ding Dong Merrily on High WILLCOCKS
    • The Holly and the Ivy RUTTER
    • Sussex Carol WILLCOCKS
    • Plus readings from Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol

  • performers

    • Kevin Whately special guest reader
    • Hilary Davan Wetton conductor
    • London Concert Brass

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