This Christmas, Timeline Songs presents two very special concerts celebrating the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta. The programmes weave together music from the time of the Angevin Kings, folk songs telling stories the of history’s greatest tyrants, King John and King Herod, Christmas carols and new arrangements of well-known protest songs that champion humankind’s hard-won freedoms.
The first performance, on Saturday 28th November, sees the return of Leith Hill Timeline Choir to at St. Michael and All Angels, Mickleham, following their debut Christmas Concert in 2014. The second performance takes place on Saturday 5th December at St Mary’s, Barnes (London). Both performances are directed by Stef Conner and feature soloists Lisa J Coates and Susannah Austin.
Before the Barnes concert, Music and history fans are invited to join Stef at 5pm for a singing workshop, in which they will be introduced to the music of the troubadours and trouvères – heard at the courts of England around the time the Magna Carta was first signed – including Ja Nus Hons Pris, a song by King Richard the Lionheart! No previous singing experience is required and all are welcome.
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