Beneath The Stars – Holy Trinity and St Judes Halifax

Out Of The Box Singers present Beneath the Stars, a concert programme exploring the natural world through contemporary choral music. The programme brings together works inspired by landscapes, the night sky, the changing seasons, and the beauty and power of the natural world, featuring music by composers including Ola Gjeilo, Ēriks Ešenvalds, and Eric Whitacre.

Carefully curated, Beneath the Stars unfolds through a sequence of contrasting moods and perspectives, reflecting both the vast scale and the intricate detail of nature. Stretches of quiet reflection stand alongside surges of energy and intensity, creating a performance that is varied in character yet unified in design.

Interwoven with the music are readings of poetry and prose — a distinctive feature of Out Of The Box Singers’ performances — that echo and deepen the programme’s themes. These spoken elements are woven seamlessly into the performance, adding reflection and resonance while preserving the flow of the evening as a single, thoughtfully shaped experience.