Nota Bene: Christmas Fantasia
- Date: 05/12/2026 19:00 - 21:00
- Location: Wellington Cathedral of St Paul
- Tickets: $35/30 (earlybird till 29 Nov), school aged children free
Nota Bene presents: Christmas Fantasia
From centuries-old texts to traditional carols given new musical life, this concert explores the many ways composers across different eras and cultures have interpreted the Christmas story. The programme brings together music from England to Appalachia, with works by Vaughan Williams, Warlock, Dalglish and Ešenvalds. The music ranges from reflective settings and rich harmonies to folk-inspired carols and familiar Christmas melodies.
Vaughan Williams’s Fantasia on Christmas Carols weaves together traditional English carol melodies, some emerging in the choir and others in the accompaniment. In contrast, Malcolm Dalglish’s Star in the East sets three Appalachian Christmas songs for choir and harp, drawing on a different folk tradition.
Joined by baritone Joe Haddow, harpist Michelle Velvin and organist Rachel Malcolm-Swindells, Nota Bene presents a programme that moves between familiar carols and less familiar musical settings, finishing with an audience sing-along of some favourite Christmas carols.
