Brass and Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia Winter Tour

The evening

The brass and percussion players of Royal Northern Sinfonia with the magnificent Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia and their director Tim Burke.

A musical sleigh ride through five centuries of festive music, from Gaudete to The Christmas Song via beloved carols and classical favourites like Troika and The Nutcracker.

Discounts: Under 17s

Timings: 2 hours, including a 20 minute interval.

Age: under 14s must be accompanied by an adult.

Tickets: All seating is unreserved. Online ticket sales will close at 3pm on the day of the concert and any remaining tickets will be sold on the door.

Isaac Watts Joy to the World Traditional In dulci jubilo Giovanni Gabrieli Canzon septimi toni a 8 Giovanni Gabrieli Salvator noster Judith Bingham The Clouded Heaven Traditional Gaudete Johann Sebastian Bach Now vengeance has been taken from Christmas Oratorio Traditional O Come, All Ye Faithful Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky arr. Roger Harvey The Nutcracker Suite Traditional God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen Eric Whitacre Lux Aurumque Traditional The Twelve Days of Christmas Traditional Ding Dong Merrily on High John Rutter Dormi Jesu Mel Tormé The Christmas Song James Pierpont Jingle Bells Felix Mendelssohn Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Tim Burke conductor Chorus of Royal Northern Sinfonia Royal Northern Sinfonia

This isn’t just a collection of Christmas music – it’s a celebration of the season’s full emotional range. Joy, wonder, reflection, play. Big bold choruses and quiet, candlelit moments. Music that lets you sing along one minute and stop to breathe the next. You’ll hear familiar carols in all their festive glory – from the joyful sweep of Joy to the World to the dark sparkle of God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen. Some come wrapped in rich new arrangements, others just as you know and love them. There’s grandeur too – in the echoing brass of Gabrieli’s Venice, and the shimmering stillness of Eric Whitacre’s Lux Aurumque. Judith Bingham brings a more modern mystery with The Clouded Heaven, while a suite from Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker adds some fast-paced fun.