Christmas Orchestral Music (3) Good King Wenceslas arranged for Choir and/or Audience and Orchestra

Instrumentation

Orchestra - 2222/ 4231 Timpani, Percussion, Voices, Strings

Recording, click here

Other Information

This dynamic arrangement of the traditional Christmas carol, Good King Wenceslas, was commissioned by the Coventry Youth Orchestra and the St. Michael s Singers for performance in Coventry Cathedral in 1987. It has been used many times since then by local orchestras.

It was also used in a BBC Songs of Praise Christmas programme from Chester Cathedral. For a recent performance (by the Warwickshire Symphony Orchestra) go to

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKif_eHaJfk&feature=player_profilepage