Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons Christmas Carol Concerts 2018
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About Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons Christmas Carol Concerts 2018
Share a joyful start to the festive season with us at Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons Christmas Carol Concerts. Each carol concert evening will be hosted by a well-known personality and combines a feast of musical enchantment with the delights of Raymond Blanc’s cuisine. Champagne Laurent-Perrier will be served on arrival before we make our way to the neighbouring candlelit venue of St Mary’s Church for the evening’s performance. Dinner at Belmond Le Manoir will follow, with wines to accompany each course.
TIMINGS
Each evening will commence at 6.45pm with a Champagne Laurent-Perrier reception at Belmond Le Manoir, followed by a torch lit walk to neighbouring St Mary’s church for the evening’s concert performance at 8.00pm. Return to Belmond Le Manoir for a celebration dinner at 9.15pm with a menu created by Raymond Blanc and Gary Jones, with selected wines from the extensive cellar. The evening usually comes to a close at 11:45pm.
SEATING
You will be seated on large tables with fellow guests, or smaller tables are available upon request subject to availability.
DRESS CODE
The dress code is Black Tie.
Tickets are priced at £275 per person and are inclusive of a Champagne Laurent-Perrier reception with canapés, the concert performance and Raymond Blanc’s celebrated five course meal with accompanying wines, coffee and petits fours.
THE CHOIRS
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MONDAY 3RD DECEMBER 2018 – TRINITY BOYS CHOIR WITH RAYMOND BLANC OBE
Trinity Boys Choir has been at the forefront of the British musical scene for the past 50 years. The boys are well known for their role as the Fairies’ chorus in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Up to a 100 trebles are coached each week in a variety of groups through a wide-ranging repertoire. The choirs studio work includes numerous film soundtracks, notably the Hunger Games films and Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The choir’s most recent recording, of Ludford’s Missa Dominica was Recording of the Month in MusicWeb International.
TUESDAY 4TH DECEMBER 2018 – INDEX CANTORUM WITH ROBERT POWELL
Index Cantorum is a well-established chamber choir that delights in combining their Early Music specialism with other familiar or newly commissioned repertoire, to create stimulating performances. The choir has sung in Salisbury and Chichester Cathedrals, and in Hyde Festival, Stockbridge Festival and Winchester Early Music International Festival. The choir has performed together with instrument groups Les Haulz et le Bas and Simply Baroque. Recent
engagements include a Scottish Highlands tour in 2017 and the Winchester Flower Festival.
WEDNESDAY 5TH DECEMBER 2018 – NONSUCH SINGERS WITH RORY BREMNER
High-quality singing, innovative programmes and communicative performances are the hallmarks of NONSUCH SINGERS. The choir has gained a reputation for stylistic versatility in a cappella and accompanied works ranging from the Renaissance to the present day. Founded in 1977, the choir owes its name to the location of its first – informal – rehearsal held on the site of Henry VIII’s long-demolished Nonsuch Palace in Surrey. Consisting of some 40 members, the choir typically gives six or seven concerts a year and performs regularly with some of the UK’s leading instrumental ensembles and finest young vocal soloists.
MONDAY 10TH DECEMBER 2018 – THE CHOIR OF ROYAL HOLLOWAY WITH IAN LAVENDER
Created at the time of the foundation of ROYAL HOLLOWAY in 1886, the choir was originally only for women’s voices. The mixed choir now comprises 24
Choral Scholars and which are generously funded as a part of the Santander Universities Scheme. These choral scholars undertake a busy schedule of weekly services, as well as concerts, international tours, recordings and broadcasts. Considered to be one of the finest mixed-voice collegiate choirs in Britain, the choir also benefits from a unique training programme in collaboration with The King’s Singers – Royal Holloway’s Ensemble in Residence. Their most recent release “Winter Songs”, a collaboration with composer/pianist Ola Gjeilo, was top of the UK charts last year.
TUESDAY 11TH DECEMBER 2018 – THE CHOIR OF MAGDALEN COLLEGE OXFORD WITH ALLISTAIR MCGOWAN
THE CHOIR OF MAGDALEN COLLEGE, Oxford was founded in 1480 to sing the daily services in the College Chapel. Continuing that tradition to this day, the Choir has also developed an international reputation as one of the finest vocal ensembles in the country. Renowned for its role in the famous Oxford May Day celebrations, the Choir has performed across the globe. Prolific recording artists, they have won a Gramophone award, and have sung on several film and TV scores. The boy choristers are educated at Magdalen College School, and the Academical Clerks are ordinarily undergraduates studying a range of subjects. The director of the Choir continues to hold the ancient title Informator Choristarum
WEDNESDAY 12TH DECEMBER 2018 – TENEBRAE WITH OZ CLARKE
Described as “phenomenal” (The Times) and “devastatingly beautiful” (Gramophone Magazine), award-winning choir TENEBRAE, under the direction of Nigel Short, is one of the world’s leading vocal ensembles renowned for its passion and precision. Tenebrae is renowned for its highly-acclaimed interpretations of choral music with repertoire ranging from the Renaissance through to contemporary choral masterpieces and has appeared at major festivals including the BBC Proms, Edinburgh International Festival and Montreux Choral Festival (Switzerland). The 2017-18 season sees the return of Tenebrae’s popular Holy Week Festival at St John’s Smith Square, London, as well as concerts throughout the UK, Europe, USA and the choir’s debut in Australia