It seemed ages away, but here we are, Day 25 of this year’s #MusicalAdventCalendar2024, and a reminder from Will Todd, that amidst the hustle and bustle, we can go softly: youtu.be/6ky2d3eF0LQ?...
Thank you for joining me on this journey, and I wish you all a very Happy Christmas 🎄
With just one day to go of this year’s #MusicalAdventCalendar2024, Day 24 brings what I consider to be one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written; Sally Beamish’s ‘In the Stillness’: youtu.be/7KLRwDUQGvg?...
Day 23 of this year’s #MusicalAdventCalendar2024, and a second appearance for Howells, this time with ‘Sing Lullaby’: youtu.be/Q38Yzayyyqg?...
I feel that my #MusicalAdventCalendar2024 wouldn’t be complete without this infectiously cheery number, ‘The Christmas’, from the pen of Thomas Hewitt Jones, for Day 22: youtu.be/wp__KiSfcyk?...
Just a few days of this year’s #MusicalAdventCalendar2024 to go, and for Day 21, something with a little jazz influence in John Dankworth’s ‘Light of the World’: youtu.be/i6BbVGHv0H8?...
As lovely as the Poston is, other settings are available, including this haunting one by Colin Mawby. ‘Jesus Christ the Apple Tree’ is behind Day 20’s door of this year’s #MusicalAdventCalendar2024: youtu.be/p9Ju-pf5uus?...
Day 19 of my #MusicalAdventCalendar2024, and here is Bob Chilcott’s ‘The Shepherd’s Carol’: youtu.be/q2nRMnUiBA4?...
Day 18 of this year’s #MusicalAdventCalendar2024, and a lovely, simple carol from Stephen Paulus, ‘Wishes and Candles’: youtu.be/G_9YpogYCrw?...
Don Macdonald’s ‘When the Earth Stands Still’, is, in my view, one of the most beautiful and exquisite pieces of music ever written, and captures so wonderfully everything about this season; the time and place of this moment. Day 17 of this year’s #MusicalAdventCalendar2024: youtu.be/PZTm51I0Mwg?...
Day 16 of my #MusicalAdventCalendar2024, and one of my all-time favourites, Warlock’s ‘Benedicamus Domino’, sung here at a decent tempo (some recordings are painfully slow!) by @thecaricesingers.bsky.social: youtu.be/Fm1hlwzprMY?...
With its gentle lilt, Richard Rodney Bennett’s ‘Lullaby Baby’ arrives behind Day 15 of this year’s #MusicalAdventCalendar2024: youtu.be/FstZUgfqfg0?...
To me, one of the most exciting and exuberant of modern carols, Judith Weir’s ‘Illuminare, Jerusalem’ is behind Day 14 of my #MusicalAdventCalendar2024: youtu.be/AIxor9yUdqE?...
Day 13 of this year’s #MusicalAdventCalendar2024 and here’s Sydney Carter’s haunting ‘Every Star Shall Sing a Carol’, sung here by @excathedrachoir.bsky.social: youtu.be/QKK0Tzje4so?...
Day 12 of my #MusicalAdventCalendar2024, and another work which should be better known; Malcolm Archer’s ‘Carol of the Stable’: youtu.be/Zpi1hlD2CfM?...
We’ve reached Day 10 of this year’s #MusicalAdventCalendar2024, but don’t worry, 15 more days to go. If you’ve missed any so far, catch up by clicking on the hashtag.
With its gentle lilt, Day 10 of my #MusicalAdventCalendar2024 brings Sarah Quartel’s ‘This Endris Night’: youtu.be/Bstvne9q2fc?...
Sometimes the simplest pieces are the most effective (though not always easy to sing!), so for Day 9 of my #MusicalAdventCalendar2024, here is John Tavener’s ‘The Lamb’.
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Today is the second Sunday in Advent, and Day 8 of my #MusicalAdventCalendar2024; here is @johnrutter.bsky.social’s ‘All Bells in Paradise’: youtu.be/P8TyKNycHes?...
As the wind roars outside, what could be cosier than a ‘Caballé Family Christmas', filmed at Beaulieu Palace House, and “Five Gold Rings” as you’ve never heard them before! Day 7 of my #MusicalAdventCalendar2024
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This is a little gem from the pen of F. Roy Bennett (does anyone know anything about him?), the ‘African Crib Carol’ for Day 6 of this year’s #MusicalAdventCalendar2024
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On Day 5, one of my very original discoveries, way back from my first musical advent calendar, @seapieparcel.bsky.social’s ‘Alleluia! Into the Light’. #MusicalAdventCalendar2024
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As we reach Day 4 of this year’s #MusicalAdventCalendar2024, I think that for me, Will Todd’s ‘My Lord Has Come’, is one of the poignant and beautiful Christmas works of our generation.
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Day 3 has just been posted, but there are still 22 days to go. Join me as I share a selection of favourite seasonal pieces of music, old and new. in my #MusicalAdventCalendar2024!
On Day 3 of this year’s #MusicalAdventCalendar2024, these most traditional of words are given a fresh new feel in this lilting setting by June Nixon: ‘The Holly and the Ivy’.
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Day 2 of this December’s #MusicalAdventCalendar2024, and a new discovery for me this year, Becky McGlade’s beautiful setting of ‘What Child is This?’ which appears in Carols for Choirs 6.
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Welcome to Day 1 of this year's #MusicalAdventCalendar2024. Between now and 25th December, I'll be sharing with you some of my favourite seasonal pieces of music, old and new.
To begin with, a foretaste of what's to come, with Howells' 1950 carol-anthem, 'Long, long ago'.
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It’s here! 🎉 Join me every day in opening a new door between 1st and 25th December, as I share some favourite pieces of seasonal music, old and new.
Day 1 is coming up next…
#MusicalAdventCalendar2024
Just a few days until the start of my #MusicalAdventCalendar2024!
Join me every day between 1st and 25th December as I share some of my favourite seasonal pieces of music, old and new.
Join me a week today on Bluesky and Facebook as I share some of my favourite seasonal pieces of music in my ever-popular (!) #MusicalAdventCalendar2024
A varied mix of old favourites and new surprises to enjoy each day in the run-up the Christmas!
After a four-year break, my Musical Advent Calendar is back!
Join me on Bluesky and Facebook from 1st-25th December as I share some of my favourite seasonal pieces of music.
A varied mix of old favourites and new surprises to enjoy each day in the run-up the Christmas!
#MusicalAdventCalendar2024
