I saw this forum and thought there might be at least one English-speaking person out there who would be interested in a concert I am organising in the Zurich area on 4th December:
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Make we joy now in this fest! Advent concert in the Reformed Church in Hinwil Sunday, 4th December 2005, 5 pm Nine lessons and carols Christmas music from Great Britain Sixteen professional singers (members of the Schweizer Kammerchor and Basler Madrigalisten) interpret English Christmas music both a capella and with accompaniment. The music is directed by David Christie, assisted by Dora Wenger (organ), Christine Bircher (guitar), and Silvan Hürlimann and Daniel Merki (percussion). The “Nine lessons and carols” service weaves music and text together. Members of the Church, from young to old, read nine bible readings telling the Christmas story. Carols and Christmas music from five centuries in Latin, Old and Modern English, are interspersed. This pre-Christmas gift delightfully combines the Swiss and British cultures, bringing professionals and amateurs together, fully in the spirit of Christmas cheer. Collection for charity. In the tradition of Charles Dickens’ well-known Christmas Story, the collection will be for the HEKS Project “Development perspectives for temple servants and their children” in the Southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. For more details see www.musicmakers.ch