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Christmas is Coming!

We are pleased to announce that Excelsis’ Christmas Concert will be on Sunday 10 December at The Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and St Peter the Apostle in Waterlooville.

Featuring a wide variety of Advent and Christmas music, this unmissable concert also includes Freddie Simpson, Finalist in this year’s BBC Chorister of the Year. You can follow Freddie’s journey on the Songs of Praise programmes on BBC 1 at 1.15pm on Sunday 19th November and Sunday 3rd December!

With free mulled wine and minced pies after the concert, what a great way to start the festive season, and a bargain at £12 with Under 18s free!

Tickets are available:  https://tinyurl.com/3w8pcre7

Blue Pearl: A One World Oratorio – World Premiere

Blue Pearl, written by Steve Banks, is a new sacred choral work for the 21st century. It expresses and celebrates the unity of the earth, and of humanity: ‘Blue Pearl’ is what the earth looks like from space. A fragile, living planet in the unimaginable vastness of space.

We live at a time when humanity needs to act ‘in concert’ – together – as it has never done before.

We need music which brings us together as a human family, giving voice to, and celebrating our common humanity. ‘Blue Pearl’ is such a piece of music.

Blue Pearl expresses an understanding of spirituality which transcends individual faiths and traditions- a ‘human’ spirituality, which embraces the best of the ancient spiritual traditions and modern science and psychology.

The world premiere will be on 14th May 2022, performed by the London Mozart Players and Excelsis Chamber Choir conducted by Rob Lewis, at St Giles’ Cripplegate, London, and streamed live online (so you can be there, wherever you are in the world). Ticket information for live performance or streaming can be found on Steve Banks’ site here 

Blue Pearl Premiere