Events

Back by popular demand, John Rutter’s Christmas Celebration returns to the Royal Albert Hall with another festive extravaganza with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, brimming full with John Rutter’s own popular works and arrangements.

Conducted and presented by John Rutter himself, and featuring The Bach Choir and VOCES8, this ever-popular festive concert – featuring glorious symphonic and choral classics, sing-along carols and John’s ever-popular Christmas quiz – is guaranteed to fill you with sparkle and cheer!

John Rutter Conductor
Ruby Skilbeck Chorister of Guildford Cathedral
Arthur Ford Chorister of Guildford Cathedral
The Bach Choir
VOCES8
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Back by popular demand, John Rutter’s Christmas Celebration returns to the Royal Albert Hall with another festive extravaganza with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, brimming full with John Rutter’s own popular works and arrangements.

Conducted and presented by John Rutter himself, and featuring The Bach Choir and VOCES8, this ever-popular festive concert – featuring glorious symphonic and choral classics, sing-along carols and John’s ever-popular Christmas quiz – is guaranteed to fill you with sparkle and cheer!

John Rutter Conductor
Ruby Skilbeck Chorister of Guildford Cathedral
Arthur Ford Chorister of Guildford Cathedral
The Bach Choir
VOCES8
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

A spectacular Christmas celebration with seasonal music, readings and poems. Performed by the Choirs of Ely Cathedral with guest appearance from John Rutter.

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The evening will include popular carols led by conductor Nicholas Cleobury and the Holst Singers, an incredible performance by soprano Susan Bullock and international concert pianist Anna Tilbrook and festive readings from celebrity guests including much loved Sir Derek Jacobi, and actor and presenter Timothy West.

We are also very excited to announce the World Premiere of “All the stars looked down” by John Rutter, which he will conduct. To many, John Rutter IS Christmas! He will also join the stellar line up of readers.

Susannah Hill soprano
Jonathan Brown baritone
The Choir of Merton College
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
John Rutter conductor

John Rutter returns to Oxford for another Christmas celebration in the company of the Choir of Merton College, with soloists Susannah Hill and Jonathan Brown. Gerald Finzi’s seasonal cantata In terra pax − his last major work − forms the centrepiece of a programme that features carols and Christmas music old and new including some of John’s own carols. And as ever the audience has the opportunity to sing along with the choir and Orchestra in classic Christmas hymns.

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‘A Babe is Born’ – Brendoncare Christmas Concert 2022

Taking place at the breath-taking Winchester College Chapel, John Rutter will lead a concert of Christmas and seasonal music performed by Winchester Consort in aid of Brendoncare, a well-respected, Winchester-based charity that aims to empower people to live their whole lives well, enabling independence, choice and holistic wellbeing.

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Bath Camerata
John Rutter – conductor
Huw Williams – organ

Bath Camerata is delighted to welcome back John Rutter to Bath as the conductor of its Christmas Concert 2022!

Join us in the beautiful surroundings of Bath Abbey for what promises to be a thoroughly uplifting celebration of music for the festive season. There will be Christmas songs, old and new, alongside some favourite carols for the audience to join in with – all presided over with gusto and style by ‘Mr Christmas’ himself! What better way to get into the Christmas spirit.

Bach Choir Voices
David Hill organ
John Rutter conductor

John Rutter leads Bach Choir Voices with David Hill at the organ in a programme of traditional Christmas favourites.

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If you love singing and can read a bit of music, this inspiring workshop is for you.  Led by John Rutter and accompanied by Neil Taylor, Come and Sing is an afternoon of choral singing to lift the spirits.  Music will be a mixture of old and new, including some of John’s own well-loved choral works.  If you’re not a singer yourself, you can come along and enjoy the music as an observer.