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St John's Smith Square
Smith Square
City of Westminster
London
SW1P 3HA
England
Programme
George Frideric Handel – Messiah, HWV 56
Performers
Joanna Tomlinson – Conductor
Anna Harvey – mezzo-soprano
Nick Pritchard – Tenor
Edward Grint – bass-baritone
Rowan Pierce – soprano
David Blackadder – baroque trumpet
Whitehall Choir
London Baroque Sinfonia
Programme Note
Whitehall Choir is joined by the period instrument ensemble London Baroque Sinfonia and a line-up of rising star soloists in Handel's Messiah. Mezzo-soprano Anna Harvey, who now enjoys a glittering international opera career, delighted audience and choir when she sang here with Whitehall in the Bach B minor Mass six years ago.
Perfectly capturing the mystery, drama, joy, sorrow and spirituality of Christ's life, death and resurrection, Messiah is one of the best-loved works in the choral canon, and with good reason! Continuing its two-decade exploration of Handel oratorios at St John’s Smith Square, Whitehall Choir looks forward to turning to his most celebrated work in what promises to be a thrilling performance.
