I Fagiolini at Kings Place An alchemic and typically Fagiolini-esque mix of choral music and spoken word for Christmas. You're at Midnight Mass: around you the stylish finesse of Charpentier's tuneful reworking of old French carols for voices, strings and flutes. But instead of the Mass' spoken text is Dylan Thomas' timeless memories of a small boy's Christmas in Wales (Mrs Prothero and the firemen...). Mulled into that are Howells' four Carol Anthems - including the magical 'Long, long ago', inspired by the poem of a British prisoner of war. And as the small boy remembers the snow falling outside his bedroom window, you can almost hear it in the beautiful falling lines of Holten's 'First snow' In an age of AI, I Fagiolini is a hand-painted original. The group is internationally renowned for its genuinely innovative productions, which are as much online as live, including world premiere recordings, collaborative cross-art projects, education and short (multi award-winning) music videos with Polyphonic Films. Founder director Robert Hollingworth has spent much of his life considering how audiences receive music, instead of just how performers want to deliver it: engagement with audiences both live and on film has always been at the heart of the ensemble’s work. This event will last approximately 70 minutes, including an interval. Presented by Kings Place. All ages