Join our popular celebration of Christmas including the sound of brass, choirs - and you - in a brilliant mixture of seasonal music, words and song. Surrey Brass, Concordia, Chertsey Children's Chorus and our presenter Mike Burnside join together for Frosted Brass, a special festive event that everyone will enjoy. Our family centred celebration of innovative and traditional seasonal music, words and song in the unique Gothic atmosphere of the Landmark Arts Centre is always a hit!

Frosted Brass will be presented by Mike Burnside who will also give seasonal readings both conventional and new. Mike has been an actor/director for well over thirty years and his extensive credits include seasons at the Royal National Theatre (The Madness of George III) and the Royal Shakespeare Company among many others. His TV credits include: Commissioner Hicks in 'The Bill' (nine years), 'East Enders', 'Family Affairs', 'The House that Jack Built', and most recently 'The Alan Clarke Diaries'. Recent Films include 'Welcome to Ibiza', 'Silent Cry', 'The Plague', and 'Charlotte Grey'. Radio credits include numerous voice-overs on Independent radio and 'Daughters of Britannia' for Radio 4. Mike also reluctantly confesses to being the voice of Pizza Hut!

Surrey Brass has rapidly developed a keen audience following numerous local events since their formation and inaugural Golden Jubilee Fanfare contest, airplay on BBC Southern Counties Radio, and appearances at RHC Wisley backing Alan Price and The Bootleg Beatles. Surrey Brass was founded exactly 50 years after the foundation the world famous Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, and aims to follow that fine tradition, widening the audience for this music, providing enjoyment for everyone by means of musically innovative and entertaining performance. Recent events include Brass Massive, involving over 70 young players from Surrey, a charity fundraiser where transformed themselves into Mexican Band for an evening of music and dancing, and Movie Music which featured new music commissioned by Surrey Brass who played live accompaniment to silent films that were made in Walton on Thames in 1905, performed in the last remaining building of the Walton Studios, now the Walton Playhouse. Surrey Brass has ambitious plans for the future including "Brass Around the World" and even "Bagpipes and Brass". The mind boggles!

Chertsey Childrens' Chorus is based at St Anne's School, Chertsey and is run by Carolyn Spencer, the music coordinator at the school. There are 45 children in the choir at present, aged between 7 and 11. The choir rehearses once a week and it is a joyful affair with lots of movement as well as singing. I have a suspicion that the children come just for the cookies which kick start each rehearsal. but no matter, it keeps us all in good voice! The children are very excited about singing in the Landmark Arts Centre again and hope very much that you enjoy their contributions. There is a high profile on singing in the school and they have already brought out their first CD called "Songs from the Arc" - Carolyn Spencer

Read what the audience said about last years concert!

Programme

	Chertsey Children's Chorus and Audience	"Once in Royal David's City"  - Traditional
	Surrey Brass	"Christmas Fanfare"
	Chertsey Children's Chorus  with Concordia	"I Saw Three Ships" - Traditional
	Surrey Brass	Dance of the Sugar Plum Tuba - Tchaikovsky
	Concordia	The Lamb (John Tavener)
	Reading	TBD
	Surrey Brass	Slow movement of "Winter" - Antonio Vivaldi
	Chertsey Children's Chorus	Away in a Manger  - Normandy Traditional, arr. Elaine Gregory NOT THE "NORMAL" VERSION!
	Surrey Brass	"Adam Lay Ybounden" - Peter Warlock arr. Dave Payn
	Reading	"The Snowman"
	Surrey Brass	"Frosty the Snowman" - Trombone soloist Cyril Stoneham
	Audience Carol	"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"   - Traditional
INTERVAL with MULLED  WINE
	Audience Carol	"O Come All Ye Faithful" - Traditional
	Surrey Brass	The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)
	Concordia	O nata lux (Morten Lauridsen)
	Chertsey Children's Chorus	"No Wars Will Stop Us Singing" - Lyrics Don Black - Music Debbie Wiseman - Arranged by Dave Payn
	Surrey Brass	Christmas Crackers, Deck the Halls
	Reading	"The Journey of the Magi"
	Audience Carol	"The First Nowell"  - Traditional
	Concordia	Silent Night (arr Paul Ayres)
	Surrey Brass	"Festive Cheer" - Roger Harvey
	Concordia with Surrey Brass	"Gloria" - Randol Bass Click on Gloria to listen
	Audience Carol	"Hark the Herald Angels Sing"  - Traditional

Although we anticipate to play the listed music, in the listed order, the musical programme may be subject to change. 
Expect unprogrammed additions for your enjoyment!

Tickets

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Please note tickets for this event are only available from the Landmark Arts Centre Box Office.

Venue Information