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Dorchester Abbey
High Street
Dorchester on Thames
Oxfordshire
OX10 7HH
England
Programme
Antonio Vivaldi – Concerto for Strings in G minor, RV 157
Antonio Vivaldi – Beatus vir in B flat major, RV 598
George Frideric Handel – Chandos Anthem no.9, HWV 254: 'O Praise the Lord with One Consent'
~ Interval ~
Johann Sebastian Bach – Magnificat in D major, BWV 243
Performers
Helen Meyerhoff – soprano
Tom Lilburn – countertenor
Carris Jones – mezzo-soprano
Ben Alden – tenor
Daniel Tate – baritone
Christopher Walker – Conductor
Benson Choral Society
Elgar Orchestra
Programme Note
Our 'Baroque Bouquet' features three masters of the Baroque period, Bach, Handel and Vivaldi. Bach's setting of the Magnificat is a splendid ceremonial piece with grand choral gestures and brilliant orchestration, contrasted with a selection of solo arias and duets. Handel's Chandos Anthem O praise the Lord with one consent is similarly contrasted, one of the first works to display his inimitable choral style. Vivaldi is represented by two short, less-known works, Beatus Vir for choir and soloists, and one of his many concertos for Strings.
