Dixit Dominus / The Company of Heaven
Handel and Britten
Part of the Waverley Singers 2018-19 Season
Add to my Calendar 23-03-2019 19:30 23-03-2019 21:30 36 Dixit Dominus / The Company of Heaven Handel's Dixit Dominus is a baroque masterpiece, famous for its virtuosic and brilliant writing. We pair it with a fascinating work by Benjamin Britten The Company of Heaven. Written for chorus, string orchestra, narrator and soloists, it shows Britten's theatrical genius and innovative use of resources. St Andrew's Garrison Church, Aldershot DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Andrew's Garrison Church
Queen's Avenue
Aldershot
Surrey
GU11 2BY
England
Programme
George Frideric Handel – Dixit Dominus, HWV 232
~ Interval ~
Benjamin Britten – The Company of Heaven
Performers
Jessica Cale – soprano
Charlotte Bowden – soprano
Judith Le Breuilly – mezzo-soprano
Joel Williams – Tenor
James Atkinson – baritone
Philip Scriven – organ
Richard Pearce – Conductor
Waverley Singers
Brandenburg Sinfonia
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Programme Note
Handel's Dixit Dominus is a baroque masterpiece, famous for its virtuosic and brilliant writing. We pair it with a fascinating work by Benjamin Britten The Company of Heaven. Written for chorus, string orchestra, narrator and soloists, it shows Britten's theatrical genius and innovative use of resources.