A Concert for Easter: Faure's Requiem, Handel's Messiah at St Paul's Church, Weymouth on Saturday 2nd April 2022

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A Concert for Easter

Faure's Requiem, Handel's Messiah

Add to my Calendar 02-04-2022 19:30 02-04-2022 21:30 36 A Concert for Easter Faure’s Requiem is one of the most popular musical compositions every written, much admired for its peacefulness and serenity which gives it an ethereal beauty and universal appeal.  Handel’s ‘Messiah’ is also one of the most widely-performed choral works.  A commentary and reflection on Christ’s Nativity, Passion, Resurrection and Ascension, the work gives rise to a wide gamut of emotions in the listener. The concert will feature a selection of several choruses and solos from Handel’s oratorio, including ‘The Trumpet Shall Sound’, ‘Rejoice’ and, of course, ‘Hallelujah’. Weymouth Choral Society web site. St Paul's Church, Weymouth DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Paul's Church
58 Abbotsbury Rd
Weymouth
Dorset
DT4 0BJ
England

Saturday 2nd April 2022
7:30 PM

Programme

Gabriel Fauré – Requiem, Op.48 (1883)
George Frideric Handel – Messiah: highlights

Performers

Helen Brind – Music Director
Simon Earl – organ
Lizzie Peacock – soprano
Andrew Mayor – baritone
Winston Leese – trumpet

Weymouth Choral Society

Programme Note

Faure’s Requiem is one of the most popular musical compositions every written, much admired for its peacefulness and serenity which gives it an ethereal beauty and universal appeal. Handel’s ‘Messiah’ is also one of the most widely-performed choral works. A commentary and reflection on Christ’s Nativity, Passion, Resurrection and Ascension, the work gives rise to a wide gamut of emotions in the listener. The concert will feature a selection of several choruses and solos from Handel’s oratorio, including ‘The Trumpet Shall Sound’, ‘Rejoice’ and, of course, ‘Hallelujah’.

Weymouth Choral Society web site.

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