The Spirit of Christmas – January 2014
A party of twenty brothers and wives attended the Spirit of Christmas concert at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on Saturday 21st December. It was a most enjoyable evening with John Suchet from Classic FM as the Narrator, Ian Tracey conducting the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra, Simon Emery conducting the Youth Choir and special guests from Norway, Mari and Hakon Samueslsen, on the violin and cello respectively.
There was a mixture of traditional and new music and carols, with the ever popular and unusual rendition of The Twelve Days of Christmas. Everyone joined in the community singing. Music from Vivaldi, Rutter , Walters and Greig. In fact you may have hear a voice or two you recognised, if you listened to Classic FM at 5pm on Christmas day since the performance was recorded live for this programme.
This has been a regular event over the past ten years and it is hoped to repeat it again next year.