Details
St Wilfrid's Church
Duchy Road
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG1 2EY
England
Tickets
Prices: £18 unreserved with £5 tickets for under 16s and students
Booking line: 01423 502116
Book Tickets
Programme
George Frideric Handel – Messiah, HWV 56
Performers
David Lawrence – Conductor
Brittany King – soprano
Gaynor Keeble – mezzo-soprano
Austin Gunn – tenor
Phil Nixon – baritone
Harrogate Choral Society
National Festival Orchestra
Programme Note
There are many works of classical music that are known to the general public. The Hallelujah chorus from Handel’s Messiah is possibly one of the most famous pieces of music ever written, even though it comprises only a small section of the complete work.
Messiah is known as one of the greatest musical works ever produced and it wouldn’t be Christmas in Harrogate without the opportunity to hear this great Oratorio – a form of music that contains dramatic lyrics like an opera, but which is staged as a concert without sets or acting. In a candlelit St Wilfrid’s it promises to be truly magical.
