11th December 2007

The LSE Choir held two Christmas concerts last week at the St. Clement Danes Church on the Strand. On Monday 1 December 2007, the LSE Choir teamed up with the choir from University of St. Gallen’s, Switzerland.

Performances included a selection of Christmas carols sung by the St. Gallen’s choir followed by carols sung by the LSE choir. The night ended with Handel’s “Dettingen Te Deum” sung by both choirs. For the concert on Wednesday 5 December, the LSE Choir was joined by the LSE Orchestra. The Choir performed carols, while the LSE Orchestra entertained the audience with the world premiere of Lloyd’s “Prelude and Fugue”, Tchaikovsky’s “Variations on a Roccoco Theme” and Schumann’s “Symphony No. 4”. The St. Clement Danes Church was decorated with Christmas decorations, and one audience member remarked that the evening was “breath-taking”.