St Oswald’s Church Bollington

Two charming Christmas Masses based on Folk Carols, one French, one Czech.
Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s Messe de Minuit from 1694 sets the Latin texts to traditional folk carol melodies, while Edmund Pascha’s Pastoral Mass from the 1770s inserts the Christmas Story sung in English. The concert also features a brand new work by Adrienne Spilsbury, viola player in the string orchestra led by Nicola Bright, and the original choral version of Bizet’s March of the Kings that features in his l’Arlésienne Suite.

Concert Tickets: £15 (£5 for 18s and under) 01625 575554

Please note that there will be Interval refreshments (tea and coffee) with donations welcome; a raffle with tickets costing £1.

Bollington Festival Choir rehearsal (St Oswalds)

The service made famous by King’s College Cambridge is now an annual event in Bollington, led by Revd Nancy Goodrich. Share in the Christmas story told in words, carols and congregational hymns.

Free with a retiring collection.