The Parish of Christ Church St Laurence presents the esteemed Choir of Christ Church St Laurence directed by Dr Neil an McEwen in its annual Festival of Lessons and Carols to mark the beginning of the church year and the start of preparation for Christmas. This year the programme includes music by Byrd, Howells, Sumsion…
Christ Church St Laurence celebrates the anniversary of the church’s dedication with its annual Orchestral Mass, which this year is Haydn’s exciting Mass in Time of War (‘Paukenmesse’). As well, directed by Neil McEwan, the choir of Christ Church St Laurence, the St Laurence Orchestra, organist Peter Jewkes and soloists will perform Stanford’s Glorious and Powerful God and the Locus…
This year, the Choir of Christ Church St Laurence, conducted by Dr Neil McEwan, celebrates its patronal festival day with a performance of Jean Langlais’ (1907-1991) Messe Solennelle– a work whose simple beauty hides the complexity of the music and described by the choristers as ‘a joyously semi-anarchic, mid-twentieth century French musical romp, for choir and organ.’ Langlais, though…