The Edinburgh Singers

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The Edinburgh Singers presented their Christmas Concert in the beautiful Church of St Cuthbert's Lothian Road.

Musical Director: John Gormley
Organist: Morley Whitehead
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Mendelssohn Weihnachten
Gauntlett / Mann (descant Gormley) Once in Royal David's City (Soloist: Aileen Boyle)
Arr. Willcocks Angelus ad Virginem
Poston Jesus Christ the Apple Tree (Soloist: Joanne Dunwell)
Arr. Wood A Virgin Most Pure
Arr. Sargent Zither Carol
Arr. Willcocks The First Nowell
Handl Resonet in Laudibus
Hassler Angelus ad Pastores Ait (Soloists: Aileen Boyle, Joanne Dunwell, Sophie Brown, Catherine Dunlop, Alex Marks, Ailis Sandilands, Davis Leaver, Justin Nash)
Praetorius Es ist ein Ros' entsprungen
Praetorius In natali domini
Schütz Ein Kind ist uns geboren
Arr. Praetorius Good Christians all rejoice
Mathias A Babe is Born
Arr. Willcocks Sussex Carol
R R Terry Myn Lyking
Leontovych / Wilhousky Carol of the Bells
Joubert Torches
Arr. Willcocks Good King Wenceslas
Thomas Wilson There is no rose
Judith Weir Illuminare
Whitacre Lux Aurumque (Soloist: Aileen Boyle)
Arr. Willcocks God rest ye merry, gentlemen
Cornelius (arr. Atkins) The Three Kings (Soloist: Jonathan Wright)
R R Bennett What sweeter music
Arr. Gormley Coventry Carol
Darke In the bleak mid-winter (Soloists: Claire Claymore, David Leaver)
Arr. Willcocks Hark! The herald angels sing
Arr. Arthur Warrell We wish you a merry Christmas