Performing Christmas music at the newly refurbished St Andrew’s Church Surbiton will be another first for Thames Philharmonic Choir.

The Choir will perform music by Bach, Handel and Vaughan Williams and invite audience participation in singing Christmas carols

The programme will feature Jesu, meine Freude (Jesu, priceless Treasure), by JS Bach, the Christmas music from Handel’s Messiah and Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia, a joyful work based on English carols.

The soloists are Katherine Crompton (soprano) and Morgan Pearse (baritone), both postgraduate students from the Royal College of Music. The Choir will be accompanied on the organ by Jason Edge, Director of Music at St James’ Church, New Malden. The performance will be conducted by the Choir’s Artistic Director, John Bate. The concert is supported by the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.

The concert starts at 7.30 pm, with an open rehearsal at 2.30 pm.

Price: £15 (conc £12)