“The concert is sprinkled with solos and duets,” says Maclean.
“Soprano Madeleine Jones, new to Gisborne — but already a hit with musical-theatre-goers — sings a song from Shakespearean times and the romantic Lullaby by Max Reger.”
Among a sprinkling of other solos and duets is the French traditional Whence is that Goodly Fragrance, sung by Marlene Nuttall.
Modern arrangements include a joke setting of Twelve Days of Christmas, and a sumptuous nativity piece, O Magnum Mysterium, by popular choral composer Morten Lauridsen.
Sing We with Mirth, lesser known carols of humour and beauty, performed by the Gisborne Choral Society, St Andrew’s Church. Sunday, 7pm. Free admission. Optional koha.