OBSERVER: December music
One of the best things for classical music lovers about December is the wealth of concerts full of Christmas music.
Melbourne Bach Choir has planned a real festival of music for the Christmas season with choral pieces by composers from the 16th to 21st centuries together with well known carols with audience participation and brass and organ accompaniment.
Aside from the traditional Christmas music there will be works by composers Herbert Howells, Cecilia McDowl and Jonathon Dove as well as Melbourne composer Dr Calvin Bowman‘s new setting of Jacaranda Carol by Australian poet Mark Tredinnick.
The Bach Choir Scholars will sing John Tavener’s beautiful setting of William Blake’s poem The Lamb.
The full Melbourne Bach Choir and the MBC chamber choir will be conducted by Artistic Director Rick Prakhoff and accompanied by organist Calvin Bowman with an ensemble of trumpet, horn, trombone and tuba.
It’s all happening at St John’s Anglican Church Burke Road Camberwell on Saturday, December 6 at 3 pm. Book your ticket at trybooking.com/DCTGF
Julie Houghton

