Candlemas
A celebration of Candlemas, including Cecilia McDowall’s Candlemas and Eric Whitacre’s Lux aurumque.
Programme
Choir: O nata lux – Tallis
Hymn: Hail to the Lord who comes (t.Old 120th)
Choir: When to the Temple Mary went – Eccard
Choir: Lux aurumque – Whitacre
Choir: Nunc dimittis – Holst
Choir: Candlemas – McDowall
Hymn: Christ is the world’s true light (t.Rinkart)
Choir: Let the heaven light shine on me – Hogan
Led by Revd Dr Sam Wells
Performed by St Martin’s Voices
Directed by Andrew Earis
A 35-minute sequence to speak to heart, head and soul, exploring through songs and readings the great classical music of our religious heritage.
Free entry. A retiring collection is taken to support the work of St Martin-in-the-Fields.
