The week in classical: Live from London Christmas; Louis Andriessen premiere – review Fiona Maddocks Amid the blizzard of images crazing our senses this year, one stood out last week: an elite choral ensemble from Oakwood, Alabama – the Aeolians – singing their hearts out to a riotous Star Wars-meets-gospel version of Joy to the World, all wearing masks. They encapsulated at once the struggle and determination of musicians to perform. They made us think afresh, in sickness or health, what it is to fill our lungs with air. As each singer from this Seventh-day Adventist university choir drew breath, the fabric of their masks inhaled and exhaled with them, muffling their rich sound. They weren’t deterred. Nothing could quench their pleasure at singing.