SATURDAY 21ST JANUARY 2012
St Martin’s Epsom, 7:30pm
MESSIAH
Ashtead Choral Society returns to St Martin’s Epsom at 7.30pm on Saturday 21st January 2012 for their second concert of the season, entitled Messiah.
Messiah is an English-language oratorio composed in 1741 by George Frideric Handel and first performed in Dublin in 1742 with its London premiere a year later. It has become one of the best-known and most-frequently performed choral works in Western music. Handel originally wrote Messiah for modest vocal and instrumental forces and it was only in the years after his death that it was adapted for performance on a much larger scale. More recently, the trend has been towards authenticity, showing a greater likeness of Handel’s original intentions.
The London Gala Orchestra, together with four outstanding early music specialist singers, Cecilia Osmond, David Gould, Julian Stocker and Ben Davies will be accompanying the choir, conducted by Paul Dodds. Tickets are priced at £17.00 for reserved seats and £14.00 unreserved and can be obtained from the Box Office Manager on 07504 332354.
Review of our last concert – Mass in Blue
Published in the Surrey Advertiser
