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Church of St James the Greater
London Road
Leicester
Leicestershire
LE1 2NE
England
Programme
George Frideric Handel – Messiah, HWV 56
Performers
Alison Rose – soprano
Matthew Farrell – counter tenor
Julian Empett – baritone
Stephen Bullamore – Conductor
Harry Jacques – tenor
Musica Donum Dei
Leicester Philharmonic Choir
Programme Note
The majority of Handel's work was popular during his lifetime and then fell into obscurity, but the Messiah has endured.
This work has strong historic associations with Leicestershire. The first parish performance of Messiah was at Church Langton, causing traffic jams and every inn in the area was fully booked! The Leicester Philharmonic Choir chose the work for their first concert on Christmas Day 1886 and for many years the Phil's Messiah was part of Leicester's Christmas tradition. This is the choir’s 91st performance and is in March, before Easter.
