Details
St John's Smith Square
Smith Square
City of Westminster
London
SW1P 3HA
England
Programme
George Frideric Handel – Messiah, HWV 56
Performers
Nicholas Newland – Conductor
Amade Players
Programme Note
Inspired by Handel’s philanthropy, period instrument ensemble The Amadè Players return to St John’s Smith Square to celebrateI nternational Women’s Day 2018 with the Associated Country Women of the World. ACWW is one of the largest rural women’s development organisations, with more than 9 million members worldwide.
Performing with a small group of players and singers, and with solo numbers sung from within the ensemble, The Amadè Players draw on Handel’s versions of Messiah as performed in London for the benefit of the young and needy residents of the Foundling Hospital.
