Messe de Minuit pour Noël

Bristol Cabot Choir performed Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s Messe de Minuit pour Noël before a packed audience at the Bristol Cathedral.  The Choir, in celebration of its 40th anniversary this year, sang the Christmas mass which is a combination of instrumental music, carols, and noels and was accompanied by organist Andrew Kirk.  The work was written around 1690 after the composer returned from three years’ study in Rome.  In the second half of the concert, musical director Rebecca Holdeman led both the Choir and the audience in singing a selection of carols and Christmas songs.  A retiring collection was made in aid of Off The Record, a Bristol charity supporting the mental health of young people through the provision of free and confidential information.