Once again, the Ormskirk Occasional Singers, under the baton of former OPC Organist, Michael Kelsall) treated us to a memorable evening of musical delights!  Punctuated by audience-participation with seasonal hymns, the programme included a number of very familiar items, as we as some not so familiar.  This consisted of:

• Adam lay ybounden
• Gabriel’s Message
• Cherry Tree Carol
• And the Glory of the Lord (Messiah)
• For unto Us a child is born (Messiah)
• Angels’ Carol
• O Holy Night (solo)
• Angelus ad Virginem
• Sans Day Carol
• Star Carol
• Up, good Christen Folk
• Wassail
• What Cheer
• Rejoice and be Merry
• Tomorrow shall be my Dancing Day
• Masters in this Hall
• The Christmas Song
• Jingle Bells
• Storke Carol (duet)
• The Twelve Days of Christmas
• We Wish you a Merry Christmas

What appeared to be a very long programme was entirely mitigated by the high performance quality throughout the concert.

Michael Kelsall (above) also played an organ solo; no mean feat given that his music was so tattered that each page was completely loose; a page-turner’s nightmare (as I soon discovered!).  The concert was well-supported and we look forward to future visits by the choir.