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Handel - Messiah
Handel's glittering choral masterpiece, presented in a candlelit Worcester Cathedral by the 140 voices of Worcester Festival Choral Society
Part of the Worcester Festival Choral Society 2023-24 Season
Add to my Calendar 09-12-2023 19:30 09-12-2023 21:30 36 Handel - Messiah Hallelujah! Handel’s glorious and much-loved oratorio, Messiah, returns to the magnificent, specially candlelit surroundings of Worcester Cathedral this December. Written more than 280 years ago, Messiah remains one of the world’s most popular choral works. When King George II attended its premiere in 1742, he is said to have been so moved by the mighty Hallelujah chorus that he rose to his feet – a tradition that audiences continue today. The oratorio is also packed with other well-known arias and choruses such as For unto us a child is born, All we like sheep, And He shall purify and The trumpets shall sound. Accompanying the 140 voices of Worcester Festival Choral Society – one of England’s leading choirs of its kind – will be acclaimed soloists and the superb Meridian Sinfonia Baroque orchestra, all under the baton of Worcester Cathedral's director of music Samuel Hudson. Don’t miss this perfect musical prelude to the Christmas season. Tickets on sale now, from both www.wfcs.online and the TicketSource Hotline: 0333 666 3366. Worcester Cathedral, Worcester DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Worcester Cathedral
8 College Yard
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR1 2LA
England
Programme
George Frideric Handel – Messiah, HWV 56
Performers
Emilia Morton – soprano
Tom Lilburn – countertenor
Matthew Minter – Tenor
James Oldfield – Bass
Samuel Hudson – Conductor
Worcester Festival Choral Society
Meridian Sinfonia
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Programme Note
Hallelujah! Handel’s glorious and much-loved oratorio, Messiah, returns to the magnificent, specially candlelit surroundings of Worcester Cathedral this December.
Written more than 280 years ago, Messiah remains one of the world’s most popular choral works. When King George II attended its premiere in 1742, he is said to have been so moved by the mighty Hallelujah chorus that he rose to his feet – a tradition that audiences continue today. The oratorio is also packed with other well-known arias and choruses such as For unto us a child is born, All we like sheep, And He shall purify and The trumpets shall sound.
Accompanying the 140 voices of Worcester Festival Choral Society – one of England’s leading choirs of its kind – will be acclaimed soloists and the superb Meridian Sinfonia Baroque orchestra, all under the baton of Worcester Cathedral's director of music Samuel Hudson.
Don’t miss this perfect musical prelude to the Christmas season.
Tickets on sale now, from both www.wfcs.online and the TicketSource Hotline: 0333 666 3366.
