St George's Hall, Liverpool

The seasonal celebration of Christmas has been the inspiration for so many great musical masterpieces, and brass instruments are a vital part of this festive musical fabric. In this concert Septura focus on some of the highlights of the rich Christmas canon – including Bach’s Christmas Oratorio, Handel’s Messiah and Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker. Where years of repetition have dulled the impact of these wonderful works Septura — described by BBC Music Magazine as “dazzlingly polished” — illuminate them afresh, casting them in a brand new light through the unique and uplifting sound of the brass septet.

Programme:

Schütz Das Wort ward Fleisch
Bach Christmas Suite
Praetorius Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
Brahms Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
Handel Messiah (excerpts)

Interval

Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker
narrated by Tom Redmond