Alphabetical Advent Adventure

Welcome to FCM’s Alphabetical Advent Adventure

Watch this page develop as we visit a choral foundation each day of Advent, working our way from A to Z (and, to complete the alphabet, we’ll be carrying on till Boxing Day).

We will take a look at what each choir is up to on that particular day and hear what inspires and challenges their musicians throughout the schedule of services and concerts that lead up to Christmas.

In the UK, we are blessed with so many fabulous cathedral, church and collegiate choirs that it has been very difficult to choose just one for each day. We hope you will have fun guessing where we might be heading as we work our way from A to Z (yes, we even have a choir for ‘Z’ up our sleeves) and that you’ll enjoy hearing a little bit more about some of the excellent choirs who work so hard to make Christmas extra special.

December 1	A is for…Aberdeen
December 2	B is for…Belfast
December 3	C is for…Coventry
December 4	D is for…Derby
December 5	E is for…Ely
December 6	F is for…St Martin-in-the-Fields
December 7	G is for…Guildford
December 8	H is for…Hexham Abbey
December 9	I is for…The Isle of Man
December 10	J is for…Jesus College, Cambridge
December 11	K is for…King’s College, Cambridge
December 12	L is for…Llandaff
December 13	M is for…Middlesbrough
December 14	N is for…Norwich
December 15	O is for…Oxford
December 16	P is for…Portsmouth
December 17	Q is for…Queen’s College, Oxford
December 18	R is for…Ripon
December 19	S is for…Salisbury
December 20	T is for…Truro
December 21	U is for…University College, Oxford
December 22	V is for…VOCES8
December 23	W is for…Wells
December 24	X is for…(E)xeter
December 25	Y is for…York
December 26	Z is for…Zadok (courtesy of the Cathedral Choristers of Britain)

FCM relies on generous donations from its members and supporters to provide much-needed grants for choirs. Why not make a Christmas donation to FCM as a way of saying ‘thank you’ to the choirs, organists and musical directors who do such excellent work all year round? Your gift will be greatly appreciated.

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