John Rutter’s Christmas Celebration – Matinee Performance
Wednesday, 6 December 2023, 15.00
John Rutter Conductor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The Bach Choir
Choristers of St Albans Cathedral

Back by popular demand, John Rutter’s Christmas Celebration returns to the Royal Albert Hall in 2023.
Full of John Rutter’s own works and arrangements, alongside glorious symphonic and choral and sing-along carols, we are pleased to present two performances of this festive extravaganza on Wednesday 6 December 2023 at 3pm and 7.30pm.
Conducted and presented by John Rutter himself, this ever-popular festive concert – featuring John’s Christmas quiz – is guaranteed to fill you with sparkle and cheer.
Venue
Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore
London, SW7 2AP
Contact
Box Office 020 7589 8212
Notes
There is also an evening performance at 7.30pm – click here for details
John Rutter’s Christmas Celebration – Evening Performance
Wednesday, 6 December 2023, 19.30
John Rutter Conductor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The Bach Choir
Choristers of St Albans Cathedral

Back by popular demand, John Rutter’s Christmas Celebration returns to the Royal Albert Hall in 2023.
Full of John Rutter’s own works and arrangements, alongside glorious symphonic and choral and sing-along carols, we are pleased to present two performances of this festive extravaganza on Wednesday 6 December 2023 at 3pm and 7.30pm.
Conducted and presented by John Rutter himself, this ever-popular festive concert – featuring John’s Christmas quiz – is guaranteed to fill you with sparkle and cheer.
Venue
Royal Albert Hall
Kensington Gore
London, SW7 2AP
Contact
Box Office 020 7589 8212
Notes
There is also a matinee performance at 3.00pm – click here for details
Christmas Concert – Lavenham
Thursday, 7 December 2023, 19.00
The National Youth Chamber Choir conducted by Ben Parry
Grace Davidson, Toby Coles & Paul Bateman and guest appearance by John Rutter CBE

A very special Christmas Concert in aid of the Charlie Watkins Foundation.
Venue
St Peter & St Paul’s Church
Tenter Piece
Lavenham
Sudbury
CO10 9RZ
Contact
For tickets and more information about the foundation, please visit the Charlie Watkins Foundation
Notes
Tickets £50, including a glass of wine
100% of the money raised from ticket sales will go to the Charlie Watkins Foundation.
Christmas Celebration in Guildford Cathedral
Saturday, 9 December 2023, 19.00

Guildford Cathedral Choir are excited to announce that, this Christmas, they will be putting on a special Guildford Cathedral Choir Concert, featuring John.
Join them for ‘John Rutter’s Christmas Celebration’ in Guildford Cathedral. Prepare to be swept away by an enchanting evening of carols and Christmas music, presented by the talented Guildford Cathedral Choir alongside brass, organ, and the audience. This evening promises to be a delightful blend of traditional and contemporary pieces, creating a joyful and festive atmosphere.
Venue
Guildford Cathedral,
Stag Hill,
Guildford,
Surrey, GU2 7UP.
Contact
Guildford Cathedral website
Notes
Tickets from £15 from online booking via box office or Guildford Cathedral Online Box Office
Brendoncare Christmas Concert – Winchester College
Sunday, 17 December 2023, 18.30 - 20.00

Brendoncare presents ‘All the Stars Looked Down’
The Winchester Consort will return to perform Christmas and seasonal music conducted by John Rutter at the stunning Winchester College Chapel.
Venue
Winchester College Chapel,
College Street
Winchester,
SO23 9NA
Contact
For further details and booking, please visit the Brendoncare website.
Notes
A limited number of very restricted view tickets are available at £15. Although you may not be able to see the choir perform you will be able to hear every glorious note and enjoy the wonderful atmosphere of the concert!
Other information: Doors open from 6pm. Seating is unallocated and are on a first come first served basis. Tickets are non-refundable
Christmas concert with John Rutter
Tuesday, 19 December 2023, 19.30
Bath Camerata
John Rutter – Conductor
Huw Williams – Organ

Bath Camerata are welcoming back John, for the fifth year running, to conduct their Christmas concert.
Join them 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. What better way to get into the Christmas spirit?
Venue
Bath Abbey
Bath
BA1 1LT
Notes
Come & Sing with John Rutter – Nottingham
Sunday, 21 January 2024, 14.00

If you love singing and can read a bit of music, this inspiring workshop is for you. Led for a fourth great year by John and accompanist 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 Rutter’s own well-loved choral works. If you’re not a singer yourself, come along as a supporter instead.
Venue
Royal Concert Hall,
Theatre Square,
Nottingham,
NG1 5ND
Contact
For booking and further information visit The Royal Concert Hall website.
Notes
Music scores will be provided. It is advisable to arrive early to collect your music scores from 10.00 to 13.00 and to be in your seats (in your voice part) as soon after 13.30 to start immediately at 14.00.
If you would like to sing, please book the £26 tickets.
if you would like to support and watch, please book the £14 tickets.
The proceeds from this concert will help to support refugees in Nottingham through the work of two charities:
Windsor Festival – Celebrating with John Rutter
Saturday, 17 February 2024, 19.30
John Rutter Conductor
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Bach Choir Voices
Taplow Girls’ Choir

Conducted by John Rutter himself, this performance with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra celebrates two of his pieces with works by another great British composer Vaughan Williams.
Venue
St George’s Chapel
Windsor Castle
2 The Cloisters
Windsor
SL4 1NJ
Contact
For tickets and further information, please visit the Windsor Festival Website
Notes
Celebrating with John Rutter, originally scheduled for September 2022 in St George’s Chapel, has been rescheduled to Saturday 17th February 2024. All tickets from the original date will be honoured.
Tickets to this event from September 2022 should retained and reused for the rescheduled date. Replacement tickets will be available upon request if necessary.
If you are unable to make the rescheduled date, please contact the Festival office on 01753 832896 or email info@windsorfestival.com with your order reference number to request a refund.
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Singing Day with John Rutter – Snape Maltings Concert Hall
Saturday, 24 February 2024, 10.00 - 16.45

Singers from far and wide are invited to come and join John as he brings his hugely popular Singing Day to Snape Maltings Concert Hall.
Led by John together with soprano Melanie Marshall and pianist Gavin Roberts, in this immersive day singers will explore some of John’s best-loved world-famous music including ‘Feel the Spirit’, alongside some of his favourite choral music from across the centuries.
Venue
Snape Maltings Concert Hall
Snape
Suffolk
IP17 1SP
Contact
For full details and booking information, please visit the Britten Pears Arts website.
Please note: this event was originally advertised as Saturday 17 February. Due to unexpected circumstances, the date has now been changed to Saturday 24 February.
Notes
Ticket Price – £25.00 (under 30s half-price)
Messiah 24 hour ‘Drop In’
Thursday, 25 April 2024, 15.00

In September 2023, John Rutter concluded the first MESSIAH 24 hour “Drop-In” on hours 23 and 24.
It was an emotional end to a remarkable 24 hours in aid of the Portico Appeal at Handel’s Church, St. George’s, Hanover Square, raising almost £10,000.
So we are doing it all over again.
We now invite singers and instrumentalists to our second “MESSIAH 24 hour Drop-In”
Venue
St. George’s Church,
Hanover Square,
London
W1S 1FX
Contact
Please pre-register for £10 per person so that we have an idea of how many people to expect and so that we can keep in touch with you by email.
You can find full details and register on the Labrador Events website.
Notes
We are charging £10 to come along to cover the costs of the event. We then suggest a donation of £5 an hour (or part hour) to attend the 24 hour MESSIAH Drop-In in aid of St. George’s. If you come along for up to 60 minutes, that’s £5. If you stay for 5 hours, that’s £25 and if you stay for the full 24 hours, that’s £120.
If you cannot attend yet would like to donate straight to the Fabric Fund, you can do that here: