By which I mean that there is a big, bulging digital sack of contrapuntal goodies already waiting for you all via this page.
There’s a good mix of English, Spanish, Italian & German seasonal wonders and I’ve chucked in 1 or 2 double-choir numbers (including the wonderful Victoria Alma Redemptoris Mater a 8 from last month’s PDtP). If you have already signed up via Eventbrite, I may well drop you an e-mail assigning you to Choir 1 or 2 to save time on the night!
The Bach chorales are back in force and I have even tried to link 2 of them (‘Gelobet seist du, Jesu Christ’ & ‘Wachet Auf’) to the Master’s Renaissance Lutheran forebears.
With apologies to purists, I’ve also re-worked one of the Christmas Oratorio chorales to partner with his Vom Himmel Hoch stile antico motet from the first version of his Magnificat, though we may well stick them in the post-10pm slot; let’s play it by ear on the night.
Finally, if you have signed up for the Trafalgar Square motets and carols on December 18th and haven’t yet had a confirmation e-mail from me, give me a reminder prod! (I’ll be e-mailing all of you separately with notes etc.)
Have a great weekend and enjoy looking through the set-list.
Kevin
Polyphony Down the Pub 
Dear Kevin,
I don’t think that I (or Jill) have had a confirmation email about Christmas Carols – probably because we only discussed it face-to-face at last PdtP.
Yours, Hugh
Professor Hugh Bowden Head of Department Department of Classics King’s College London WC2R 2LS
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Thanks, Hugh – I’ll drop you a quick e-mail ASAP.
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