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St Mary's Church
Church House
Churchyard
Hitchin
Hertfordshire
SG5 1HP
England
Programme
George Frideric Handel – Samson, HWV 57
Performers
Harry Bradford – Conductor
Helena Moore – soprano
Christopher Mitchell – counter tenor
James Micklethwaite – tenor
Johannes Moore – Bass
Musica Donum Dei
North Herts Guild of Singers
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Programme Note
Join us, the period orchestra Musica Donum Dei and a stellar group of young soloists for a performance of Handel’s oratorio, Samson, widely regarded as one of his finest dramatic works. An old story full of love, betrayal, warring factions and ultimate sacrifice, this epic tale is met with music of an equally epic scale, wonderfully demonstrating the many and varied colours of Handel’s compositional palette. No such example is better than the famous soprano aria ‘Let the Bright Seraphim’ which shows Handel at his triumphant best before the similarly exultant chorus ‘Let their celestial concerts all unite’. Conducted of course by our own prize-winning conductor, Harry Bradford. It promises to be a thrilling evening of Handellian brilliance and we look forward to seeing you there.
