The Sounds of Christmas at St Pancras International

As Part of St Pancras International's Christmas celebrations, we here at syllabus were challenged with the task of designing the perfect festive calendar of live music events to enhance the station's atmosphere. So The Sounds of Christmas was born. Spread over 19 days and 32 hand picked groups of musicians, St Pancras was Brought alive by The Sounds of Christmas an eclectic mix saw a variety of choirs, Jazz bands, Big Bands and Classical ensembles perform their own take on Christmas music.

The feedback we got was overwhelmingly positive with commuters and passers - by alike often commenting on how much they loved to hear the music being played through the station. A personal highlight of the campaign was when a selection of musicians for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra came down and performed popular Christmas tracks to the delight of the herds of Eurostar passengers. We were also lucky enough to have the opportunity to tie many of the performances to charitable causes and invited all of the performing groups to collect for the Charity of their choice. On one particular day we had a number of choirs associated with the Royal National Institute of the Blind perform and collect over £2000!

All of us here at Syllabus would like to thank the groups and musicians who helped make The Sounds of Christmas at St Pancras International such as success as well as St Pancras for recognising the benefits of having live music in the station. A special thanks also goes to BOSE and Roland for supplying us with world - class audio equipment to enhance our sessions. Have a look at the footage collected for a snapshot of the events and keep an eye out for the long awaited return of The Station Sessions and further musical collaborations between Syllabus and St Pancras International during 2010.

Leo
The Sounds of Christmas Coordinator