Belvedere Singers Christmas Concert
St. Mary's Church, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 1HU
Saturday 12th December 2026 7:30PM
Christmas with the Belvedere Singers
Would you like to spend this Christmas in Rome? How about going back in time too, to the early 20th Century?
Elgar’s "A Christmas Greeting" was composed in 1907 to words written by the author Alice Elgar, the composer’s wife.
It was written in Rome and reflects the Elgars’ experience of Christmas there. The Belvedere Singers will be performing it for the first time (for us) at our concert on 12th December.
As always, in our Christmas concerts we aim to mix well-known and traditional music with a repertoire that may be less familiar, but no less enjoyable to our audiences and, indeed, to our choir. So, in addition to our Elgar, you will hear pieces by Ola Gjeilo from Norway and Becky Slagle Mayo from the USA, as well as Gabriel’s Message, Angels Tell the Christmas Story and Wonderful Christmas Time, amongst others.
And if you like singing along with us you will be able to join in audience carols, including Good King Wenceslas and Ding Dong Merrily on High.
We will have two violinists of the highest calibre joining us to further the delight, and the choir will be accompanied by Purbeck Youth Music Ambassadors; Martha Harwood on flute and Rosie Kent on viola.
Surely, a perfect introduction for the Christmas season.
There will be a retiring collection for Harlequin Care, a Dorset-based charity dedicated to supporting unpaid carers.
Would you like to spend this Christmas in Rome? How about going back in time too, to the early 20th Century?
Elgar’s "A Christmas Greeting" was composed in 1907 to words written by the author Alice Elgar, the composer’s wife.
It was written in Rome and reflects the Elgars’ experience of Christmas there. The Belvedere Singers will be performing it for the first time (for us) at our concert on 12th December.
As always, in our Christmas concerts we aim to mix well-known and traditional music with a repertoire that may be less familiar, but no less enjoyable to our audiences and, indeed, to our choir. So, in addition to our Elgar, you will hear pieces by Ola Gjeilo from Norway and Becky Slagle Mayo from the USA, as well as Gabriel’s Message, Angels Tell the Christmas Story and Wonderful Christmas Time, amongst others.
And if you like singing along with us you will be able to join in audience carols, including Good King Wenceslas and Ding Dong Merrily on High.
We will have two violinists of the highest calibre joining us to further the delight, and the choir will be accompanied by Purbeck Youth Music Ambassadors; Martha Harwood on flute and Rosie Kent on viola.
Surely, a perfect introduction for the Christmas season.
There will be a retiring collection for Harlequin Care, a Dorset-based charity dedicated to supporting unpaid carers.
Event Details
Starts at 7:30PM
