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Chroma

The Night Before Christmas

Saturday 2nd December 2017, 7.30pm
Berkhamsted Civic Centre

Matthew Sharp
Storyteller, Bass baritone and Cellist
Stuart King
Clarinet
Milos Milivojevic
Accordion
David Le Page
Violin
Clare O’Connell
Cello
Rimsky Korsakov
Christmas Eve Suite and Snowmaiden Suite (excerpts)
Tchaikovsky
Cherevichki (The Tsarina’s Slippers) (excerpts)
Arensky
Quartet in A minor Op 35 for violin, viola and 2 cellos 1st mvt
Glazunov
Eastern Romance
Cesar Cui
Ti i Vi
Tchaikovsky
Otchevo from 6 Romances for Bass Baritone
Rachmaninov
In the silence of the night
Borodin
For the shores of your distant homeland

About Chroma

A magical retelling of Nikolai Gogol’s story “The Night Before Christmas”, interwoven with a ravishing selection of Russian and Ukrainian music and song. This uproarious tale tells of the blacksmith Vakula’s battle with the devil, who has stolen the moon and hidden it in his pocket. Vakula is in love with the beautiful Oksana but she will not marry him unless he brings her the Tsarina’s slippers. Now he needs the devil’s help …

Multitalented bass baritone, cellist and storyteller Matthew Sharp joins Chroma musicians to tell the story in words, song and music. The programme includes Ukrainian carols and Ukrainian folk music together with…

Chroma
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