Handel Israel in Egypt at Chester Cathedral, Chester on Saturday 10th March 2018

Please note: This concert is in the past and has already taken place.

Handel Israel in Egypt

Part of the Chester Bach Singers 2017-18 Season

Add to my Calendar 10-03-2018 19:30 10-03-2018 21:30 36 Handel Israel in Egypt Encounter frogs, locusts, tidal waves and much more as Chester Bach Singers return to Chester Cathedral to perform Handel’s exciting and vivid piece Israel in Egypt. This work is always one of the choral singer’s favourites because the choir is the star of the show. The story is about the Israelites escaping from captivity in Egypt (it’s what happened after Joseph’s technicolour dreamcoat was long gone!), with a little help from plagues of insects and other catastrophes visited on the Egyptians to persuade them to let the Israelites go – and the choir is the Israelites. Eventually, the escaping Israelites escape across the Red Sea, pursued by the Egyptians, who are sucked under a vast tidal wave. All this is depicted in exciting, often fast music by one of the greatest opera composer – no long, complicated arias here! Chester Bach Singers will be joined by regular partners, the 18th century orchestra under the baton of Martin Bussey. Join us on a helter-skelter journey (about the only thing Handel didn’t put in!). Chester Cathedral, Chester DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Chester Cathedral
Saint Werburgh Street
Chester
Cheshire
CH1 2DY
England

Saturday 10th March 2018
7:30 PM

Programme

George Frideric Handel – Israel in Egypt, HWV 54

Performers

Martin Bussey – Conductor

The 18th Century Concert Orchestra
Chester Bach Singers

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Programme Note

Encounter frogs, locusts, tidal waves and much more as Chester Bach Singers return to Chester Cathedral to perform Handel’s exciting and vivid piece Israel in Egypt. This work is always one of the choral singer’s favourites because the choir is the star of the show. The story is about the Israelites escaping from captivity in Egypt (it’s what happened after Joseph’s technicolour dreamcoat was long gone!), with a little help from plagues of insects and other catastrophes visited on the Egyptians to persuade them to let the Israelites go – and the choir is the Israelites. Eventually, the escaping Israelites escape across the Red Sea, pursued by the Egyptians, who are sucked under a vast tidal wave. All this is depicted in exciting, often fast music by one of the greatest opera composer – no long, complicated arias here! Chester Bach Singers will be joined by regular partners, the 18th century orchestra under the baton of Martin Bussey. Join us on a helter-skelter journey (about the only thing Handel didn’t put in!).

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