Mendelssohn Elijah: Twickenham Choral Centenary Concert at Cadogan Hall, London on Saturday 12th March 2022

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Mendelssohn Elijah

Twickenham Choral Centenary Concert

Add to my Calendar 12-03-2022 19:30 12-03-2022 21:30 36 Mendelssohn Elijah Twickenham Choral is a friendly, ambitious and thriving choir of over 100 voices drawing singers of all ages from a wide area of West London, including Richmond and Kingston as well as Twickenham. Exactly 100 years from their first public performance, singing this very piece, they are kicking off their Centenary celebrations with Mendelssohn's ever-popular tour de force. Never out of fashion, this intense, operatic Biblical oratorio vividly depicts Elijah's confrontations with the priests of Baal, King Ahab, Queen Jezebel and even God himself, climaxing with his ascent to heaven in a fiery horse-drawn chariot. For imaginative orchestration, flamboyant characterisation, dramatic impetus and sheer beauty of the music, Elijah is justifiably an absolute favourite of the choral repertoire for singers and audience alike. Cadogan Hall, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Cadogan Hall
5 Sloane Terrace
Sloane Square, Belgravia
London
SW1X 9DQ
England

Saturday 12th March 2022
7:30 PM

Programme

Felix Mendelssohn – Elijah, Op.70

Performers

Gareth Brynmor John – Bass
Janice Watson – soprano
Miranda Westcott – Alto
Dean Power – tenor
Christopher Herrick – Conductor

Brandenburg Sinfonia
Twickenham Choral

Programme Note

Twickenham Choral is a friendly, ambitious and thriving choir of over 100 voices drawing singers of all ages from a wide area of West London, including Richmond and Kingston as well as Twickenham. Exactly 100 years from their first public performance, singing this very piece, they are kicking off their Centenary celebrations with Mendelssohn's ever-popular tour de force.

Never out of fashion, this intense, operatic Biblical oratorio vividly depicts Elijah's confrontations with the priests of Baal, King Ahab, Queen Jezebel and even God himself, climaxing with his ascent to heaven in a fiery horse-drawn chariot. For imaginative orchestration, flamboyant characterisation, dramatic impetus and sheer beauty of the music, Elijah is justifiably an absolute favourite of the choral repertoire for singers and audience alike.

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