Carols Live at the Otago Museum

City Choir Dunedin,  24 December 2016  (Photo credit Sean Waller)

City Choir Dunedin presented an hour-long programme of Christmas music at the Otago Museum on Saturday 24 December 2016. An enthusiastic and appreciative audience of about 300 people were there to enjoy the music, some singing along with the traditional carols!

Conductor: David Burchell
Assistant conductor: Mark Anderson
Accompanists: Roland Storm and David Burchell
Soloist: Caroline Burchell

The programme of Christmas music consisted of the following:

Once in Royal David’s City
God rest you merry gentlemen
Ding dong, merrily on high
O little town of Bethlehem
Silent night
For unto us a child is born (from Messiah by Handel)
Coventry carol
There were shepherds → Glory to God (from Messiah by Handel)
While shepherds watched (arr. David Burchell)
Fallt mit danken (from Christmas Oratorio by Bach)
O little one sweet
Chorale No. 23 (from Christmas Oratorio by Bach)
Hark! The herald angels sing
Good King Wenceslas
Deck the halls
We wish you a merry Christmas