Led by conductor Jonathan Sells, the Baroque choir present a dazzling showcase of their repertoire.
The Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists have been at the cutting edge of historically informed performance since their foundation over 60 years ago. With esteemed Baroque conductor Jonathan Sells – himself a former Monteverdi singer – at the helm, the Monteverdi Choir showcases enthralling works from their repertoire.
The performance opens with Purcell. Heard at every royal funeral service for the past three hundred years, Henry Purcell's deeply moving Funeral Sentences is a poignant musical expression of the sorrow and dignity surrounding death.
Closing the concert is George…
Led by conductor Jonathan Sells, the Baroque choir present a dazzling showcase of their repertoire.
The Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists have been at the cutting edge of historically informed performance since their foundation over 60 years ago. With esteemed Baroque conductor Jonathan Sells – himself a former Monteverdi singer – at the helm, the Monteverdi Choir showcases enthralling works from their repertoire.
The performance opens with Purcell. Heard at every royal funeral service for the past three hundred years, Henry Purcell's deeply moving Funeral Sentences is a poignant musical expression of the sorrow and dignity surrounding death.
Closing the concert is George Frideric Handel'sspectacular Dixit Dominus, a tour-de-force of the choral repertoire that showcases both the 22-year-old composer's utter mastery of the form and the assembled musicians' facility with its dramatic and technical demands.
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Supported by Dunard Fund
Sung in English, German and Latin with English surtitles.
A keepsake freesheet is available at the venue for this performance.
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