November 2013 – The Gladly Solemn Sound

Some music for Christmas… The Oxen

November 27, 2013September 24, 2018 Admin

One of our popular Christmas pieces is The Oxen, a poem by Thomas Hardy and set to music by Paul Guppy, our Musical Director. The poem recounts the Christmas legend that descendants of the beasts who knelt in reverence at the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem, continue to do so on Christmas Eve to this day. Hardy… Continue reading Some music for Christmas… The Oxen

Concerts

Thursday, 19th December 8pm – Shepherds Church, Over Wyresdale

November 3, 2013December 11, 2013 MH

We will be holding a Christmas Concert at the Shepherds Church, Over Wyresdale, (Abbeystead, near Lancaster), Lancashire on Thursday 19th December, 8pm. Admission is free and there will be a retiring collection.