MUSIC SOCIETY GOES CHRISTMAS CRACKERS FOR FESTIVE CELEBRATION

Tuesday, 29 November 2022 11:35

Final preparations are underway for the staging of one of the highlights of the festive season in Chester.

Chester Music Society are once again set to stage its famed Christmas Carol concert - "Christmas Crackers" which makes a welcome return on Tuesday 20^th December at 7.30pm. The special festive event will be presented by acclaimed Liverpool poet and "national treasure" Roger McGough who will join Chester Music Society Choir, Chester Philharmonic Orchestra and Conductor Graham Jordan Ellis in the suitably festive and historic surroundings of Chester Cathedral. The concert will feature festive favourites including Christmas Carols, readings, the iconic "Walking In The Air" from Christmas classic The Snowman and a performance of Evening Prayer from Humperdinck's opera Hansel and Gretel.

A founder member of 1960s comedy, poetry and music trio The Scaffold, Roger McGough is one of Britain’s best-loved poets for both adults and children. Much travelled and translated, his poetry has gained increasing popularity, especially from its widespread use in schools. A prolific writer, he is twice winner of the Signal Award for best children’s poetry book and recipient of the Cholmondeley Award. Described by former Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy as "The patron saint of poetry", Roger currently hosts Poetry Please on BBC Radio 4.

The concert will also feature Chester Cathedral's Saturday Singing Club, a fun, relaxed club for primary school children aged 6 who perform at services in the cathedral throughout the year including Mothering Sunday, Harvest and the Christmas Eve Crib Service.

Following on from Christmas Crackers, the Society will host a visit to Chester by the Goldscheider Ensemble led by French Horn player Ben Goldscheider, for a concert at St Mary's Creative Space on Wednesday 21st December at 7.30pm.

Highlights in 2023 include a celebrity concert with Cellist Leo Popplewell and Pianist Antonia Suhanova at St Mary's Creative Space on Wednesday January 11^th at 7.30pm, a concert featuring world renowned Pianist Martin Roscoe, a showcase concert featuring young musicians, and performances by The Vale Royal Singers and The Jan Modelski Community Orchestras.

You can find out more about St Mary's Creative Space in Chester here:

https://www.locaji.co.uk/cheshire/chester/st-marys-creative-space/375632/

Full details of Christmas Crackers and all others events in Chester Music Society's new season can be found at:

www.chestermusicsociety.org.uk

...where tickets can be booked online.

Pictured - Chester Music Society Choir

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