Ding Dong Merrily on High….
When English composer George Radcliffe Woodward wrote the words to a 16th century French secular dance, one of the most enduring and well loved Christmas carols was written - ‘Ding Dong Merrily on High’ - a carol which reflected Woodward’s interest in the ancient English tradition of Church Bell Ringing.
This carol is the third on [...]
Three Ships, Harvest Time and Droplets
With the first of our Christmas String Quartet Concerts fast approaching, we wanted to devote some of yesterdays rehearsal time to playing through the first of the completed Christmas carol arrangements which we’ll be performing. The first concert will be on the 11th of December in St Giles Church, Cheddington and the second will see us [...]
