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Canon for 3 Choirs by W A Mozart, words by William LlewellynFum Fum Fum Trad. Spanish carol, words anonymous, arr by William LlewellynFairytale of New York by Shane McGowan & Jem Finer, arr by Rose Collis (Solo by Rose Collis)Little Drummer Boy by Katherine K Davis, Henry V Onorati and Harry Simone, arr by Riccardo Boppré (Duet by Matt Thompson & Michael Gough)My Dancing Day Trad. arr Jane Farrel (Performed by Jane Wrin, Chris Gardner & Jane Farrel)Slumber Song of the Madonna by Ronald Finch, words Alfred Noyes (Solo by Sharon Gregory)Gaudete Christus est natus traditional, arranged by Glen CapraSusanni by Ronald Corp, words anonymous, 15th CenturyHark! The Herald Angels Sing

by Felix Mendelssohn, words by Charles Wesley [*]Silent Night [*]The First Mercy by Peter Warlock (Solo by Anna Orchard)A Little Road to Bethlehem by Michael Head (Duet by Phelim MacCafferty and Jane Wrin)Away in a manger by W J Kirkpatrick, words anonymous, arr William LlewellynDing Dong Merrily on High [*]O Come All ye Faithful [*]Christmas is coming by Walford Davies but trad. for final stanza, words trad.

[*] Indicates that audience participation is requested and encouraged!

This evening’s Christmas Concert Programme

INTERVAL

CastChristopher Dickens                     Tim Rose Terri Scrooge                   Gill Davies Bob Cratchit                            Phelim Mac CaffertyMrs T                                   David Sheppeard Dad                                     Michael Gough Tim                                     Gill Stephenson Joe                                     Pascal BernierWoman 1                         Caroline SchofieldWoman 2                          Gill Stephenson Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come  Grae RossMinister for Want                       Kezia BibbyMinister for Ignorance          Clare Fairbrother

Written by Michael Gough and Jane Wrin with help from Liz Armour

Directed by Michael Gough

Part the first ... Part the second …

A Dickens of a ChristmasIn which we tell a tale of a possible Christmas where someone who should know better is forced to confront the errors of their ways.

Dr Matthew Pollard (b.1977) studied conducting with Barrie Webb and Philip McCann at the University of Huddersfield and attended Allan Withing-ton’s Conducting Summer School in Leeuwarden, Netherlands, in 2009. Matt is also the conductor of Tacet Ensemble (since 2000). Some recent concert highlights include ‘The Romantic Reaction’, an exploration of music by gay 20th century composers with the Rainbow Chorus (Brighton Festival Fringe 2008), several tours of the south-east with Tacet Ensemble, and numerous concerts with the Hangleton Band including ‘Cathedral Brass’. He hasconducted a number of world premieres, including works by Martin Butler, Ed Hughes, John Mayer, Alison Kay and John Alexander. He maintains a busy re-hearsal and concert schedule with all three ensembles. Matthew was the in-augural winner of the Roy Newsome Challenge Shield and was named “NABBC Conductor of the Year 2008”. Matthew is also a composer and ar-ranger, holding a doctorate in Musical Composition from the University of Sussex.www.matthewpollardmusic.co.uk

Musical Director: Dr Matthew PollardAccompanist: Glen CapraSign language interpreter: Marco Nardi

There will be a collection after the concertfor Mermaids, a support group for gender variantchildren and teenagers, and their families.

Glen Capra obtained a Masters Degree in composition from theUniversity of Sussex and diplomas from the Guildhall School of Music and Trinity College. He co-founded and plays for the Tacet Ensemble and works for the Brighton Festival Youth Choir and of course,Rainbow Chorus. Glen also works as an international grade anddiploma examiner. www.glen-capra.co.uk

The Rainbow Chorus is Brighton & Hove’s only LGBT choir and aims to of-fer an enjoyable, supportive and affirming environment for its members to sing together, so developing their community spirit and awareness, and to enable individuals to develop their talents, skills and confidence. Through public performance, we aim to enhance the profile of LGBT people, particu-larly in Brighton and Hove, and to contribute to the quality and range of community events. As part of our commitment to the local community, we aim to make donations to other organisations from the proceeds of our concerts.

With this concert The Rainbow Chorus ends another successful year which included our two sell-out performances of ‘Pop Goes the Rainbow’ during the Brighton Festival, performances at Charleston and the “Transforming LGBT Lives” conference, IDAHOBIT and a recent guest appearance at the snowy WAD concert on the 1st of December. You can keep up with the Rainbow Chorus on our web site, Facebook and Twitter.

Sopranos:Markie Barratt, Elaine Bryan, Rose Collis, Jane Farrell, Chris Gardner, Sharon Gregory, Sharon Krummel, Anna Orchard, Sally Rose, Caroline Schofield and Lizzie Simner and Gill Stephenson

Altos:Susy Baker, Kezia Bibby, Finola Brophy, Gill Davies, Clare Fairbrother,Simonne Gnessen, Joelle Leader, Miriam Nicholson, Becca Rudd, SophieThomas and Jane Wrin

Tenors: Adam Clarke, Rob Collins, Dave Cooper, Jim Dunbar, Angela Goodall, David Haines, (Séamus Lynch), Grae Ross, David Sheppeard, Cass Smith and Stephen WatsonBasses:David Caffrey, Michael Gough, Phelim Mac Cafferty, Ric Morris, Liam O'Shea, Matt Thompson and Tim Rose