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Leith Hill Festival 2026 Day 2
Baroque Splendour
Part of the Leith Hill Festival - 2026
Add to my Calendar 11-04-2026 19:30 11-04-2026 21:30 36 Leith Hill Festival 2026 Day 2 The Saturday night of the 2-day Festival sees six local choirs combine forces to celebrate ‘Baroque Splendour’.The majesty of two of Handel's Coronation Anthems and the sublime beauty of Bach's Concerto for two violins, are complimented by the drama in two contrasting settings of Dixit Dominus from Isabella Leonarda and Antonio Vivaldi. As with the Friday night concert it is a programme of the old and the new which is accessible to all. Dorking Halls, Dorking DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Dorking Halls
Reigate Road
Dorking
Surrey
RH4 1SJ
England
Tickets
Prices: £20-£25
Booking line: 01306 881717
Book Tickets
Programme
George Frideric Handel – Zadok the Priest, HWV 258
Antonio Vivaldi – Dixit Dominus in D major, RV 594 (10 movements)
Isabella Leonarda – Dixit Dominus
Johann Sebastian Bach – Concerto for 2 Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
George Frideric Handel – The King Shall Rejoice, HWV 260
Performers
Neil Ferris – Conductor
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Programme Note
The Saturday night of the 2-day Festival sees six local choirs combine forces to celebrate ‘Baroque Splendour’.
The majesty of two of Handel's Coronation Anthems and the sublime beauty of Bach's Concerto for two violins, are complimented by the drama in two contrasting settings of Dixit Dominus from Isabella Leonarda and Antonio Vivaldi. As with the Friday night concert it is a programme of the old and the new which is accessible to all.
