two lots of carols for the Christmas market

It’s a few years since I sang carols at Bath’s Christmas market. This year I had two shots, back to back! Firstly I did some moonlighting by running through a few standard carols with the combined forces of some of Grenville Jones’ choirs, under the arch in Abbey Yard. Then I moved round the corner to the West front of the Abbey for an hour’s stint with Bath Cantata Group, in which we sang from Carols for Choirs 1 in order, picking out carols selected by our conductor. Not necessarily just the popular ones – I don’t think I’ve sung the Zither Carol since I was a student. We had an appreciative audience, though it was something of a graveyard slot as the market was winding down. It’s good to be able to contribute to live music-making at the market, particularly when I won’t be singing in the choir at any Christmas carol services.