Come and Sing - Mendelssohn's Elijah: Come and join Piers Maxim and The Elgar Chorale for a day, working on one of the great oratorios, Mendelssohn's Elijah at Alice Ottley Hall - Royal Grammar School, Worcester on Saturday 15th October 2022

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Come and Sing - Mendelssohn's Elijah

Come and join Piers Maxim and The Elgar Chorale for a day, working on one of the great oratorios, Mendelssohn's Elijah

Add to my Calendar 15-10-2022 09:30 15-10-2022 11:30 36 Come and Sing - Mendelssohn's Elijah Together with our brilliant accompanist, Euodia Jordan, we will explore the wonderful choruses Mendelssohn wrote.  ‘Elijah’ owes much to the J.S. Bach and G. Handel’s form of oratorio, but with Mendelssohn’s distinctive and more romantic style. From the first chorus 'Help, Lord!', to the final ‘And then shall your light break forth’, Mendelssohn gives the chorus a chance to show their dynamic abilities. This work has everything a choral singer could want! Programme: From 9.30am   Arrival, registration and music score collection 10.00am - 12.30pm  Morning rehearsal, including a tea/coffee break 12.30pm - 1.30pm  Buffet Lunch break 1.30pm - 3.30pm  Afternoon Rehearsal 3.30pm - 4.00pm  Tea 4.00pm - 5.00pm  Family & friends are invited to an informal performance with soloists Alice Ottley Hall - Royal Grammar School, Worcester DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Alice Ottley Hall - Royal Grammar School
Upper Tything
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR1 1HP
England

Saturday 15th October 2022
9:30 AM

Programme

Felix Mendelssohn – Elijah, Op.70

Performers

Piers Maxim – choral director
Alan Fairs – Bass
Euodia Jordan – piano

Elgar Chorale

Programme Note

Together with our brilliant accompanist, Euodia Jordan, we will explore the wonderful choruses Mendelssohn wrote.

‘Elijah’ owes much to the J.S. Bach and G. Handel’s form of oratorio, but with Mendelssohn’s distinctive and more romantic style. From the first chorus 'Help, Lord!', to the final ‘And then shall your light break forth’, Mendelssohn gives the chorus a chance to show their dynamic abilities. This work has everything a choral singer could want!

Programme:

From 9.30am Arrival, registration and music score collection

10.00am - 12.30pm Morning rehearsal, including a tea/coffee break

12.30pm - 1.30pm Buffet Lunch break

1.30pm - 3.30pm Afternoon Rehearsal

3.30pm - 4.00pm Tea

4.00pm - 5.00pm Family & friends are invited to an informal performance with soloists

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