Performance on 3 - Howells, Britten - Thu, 18 December 2008 - Part 2

From the Chapel of Lancing College, Sussex. Presented by Suzy Klein. This concert of Christmas music performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra and the BBC Singers concludes with Benjamin Britten's cantata St Nicolas. It presents a series of important incidents in the life of of the saint, and of the children, sailors and travellers who come into contact with him. The part of Nicolas is taken by a solo tenor, with the choirs transforming themselves into the various other characters of the drama and relating the events with the conviction of eye-witnesses, tying the story together with their prayers and praise. Choristers of St Paul's Cathedral Sioned Williams (harp) Daniel Norman (tenor) BBC Singers BBC Concert Orchestra Paul Brough (conductor) Britten: St Nicolas.