7.00pm on Friday 19th December

All Saints' Church, Oakham

Tickets (£20/£15) available here​

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IKON (professional choir)
Anne Bolt (piano)
David Hill (conductor)
Rutland Youth Choirs (Junior and Senior Choir)

Join David Hill, his professional choir IKON, Anne Bolt, and Rutland Youth Choirs for an evening of festive carols and readings, followed by drinks. The programme will include carols by Holst, Howells and Warlock, as well as some modern favourites by Rutter and Chilcott.

Standard tickets: £15    
Donation tickets: £20 (in aid of Rutland Foodbank)
Under 18s can attend for free

Tickets are available from this Ticketsource page, Oakham Wines, or by ringing Susie on 07809 229292.

Performers
The professional choir, IKON, comprises some of the UK's finest choral singers and soloists, many of whom sing with groups such as the Choir of Westminster Abbey, The Sixteen and The Monteverdi Choir. The choir released a CD, 'Venite, Gaudete: Music for the Christmas season' on Naxos, and in September 2024, recorded a disc of secular music by Herbert Howells for release in 2025. 

Anne Bolt is currently Head of Piano at Oakham School in Rutland where she divides her time between teaching, accompanying and leading the faculty of pianists. Following a music degree at Oxford University, she studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama under Hilary Coates. A Fulbright Scholarship and an English Speaking Union Fellowship enabled her to continue her education in America at Indiana University for two years, having lessons with Menahem Pressler (Beaux Arts Trio) and graduating with a Master of Music Degree.

Renowned for his fine musicianship, David Hill is widely respected as both a choral and orchestral conductor. His talent has been recognised by his appointments as Musical Director of The Bach Choir, Music Director of Leeds Philharmonic Society, Associate Guest conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, and International Chair in Choral Conducting at the Royal Northern College of Music. He was Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers from September 2007 to September 2017 and Principal Conductor of Yale Schola Cantorum until June 2024.

Founded in September 2023, Rutland Youth Choirs run three choirs for young people in school years 1 - 13 (ages 5 - 18) based in Rutland and the surrounding area. The Junior and Senior Choir members are aged 8+ and rehearse weekly in Oakham. 

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