Tickets

The Glory of Bach and Handel

0	LONDON: St John\'s Church, Waterloo SE1 8TY (info)
P	Saturday 13th December, 2008 (13th December 2008 @ 7.30pm)
N	Door time: 7:30pm
.	See event info or ticket types for age restrictions
C	Music - Classical, Music - General
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Event information

Bach - Mass in G minor, BWV 235
Bach – Overture from Suite No 1 in C
Handel - Foundling Hospital Anthem
Handel - Wedding Anthem: Sing unto God
The Glory of Bach and Handel

East London Chorus
Conductor, Murray Stewart
Pro Arte Baroque Orchestra

Thomas Hobbs, Tenor

A Christmas concert celebrating the masters of high baroque, Bach and Handel.

Bach’s Mass in G Minor is one of the four Lutheran Masses. Influential 19th century teacher and composer Zelter claimed the mass to be one of Bach’s “superior pieces”. A rare opportunity to hear this wonderful under-rated and under-recorded work.

The highly successful and sociable Handel enjoyed aristocratic and royal patronage, writing the anthem “Sing unto God," for the wedding of Frederick, Prince of Wales, and Augusta, Princess of Saxe-Gotha in 1736.

Handel was a selfless and generous composer. He wrote the "Foundling Hospital Anthem" to raise money to complete the hospital’s unfinished chapel. The text is mostly drawn from the Psalms, whilst the final movement may be familiar to some of you!

An evening sure to delight

IN AID OF VITAL BREAST CANCER RESEARCH, UNDERTAKEN BY CANCER RESEARCH UK (charity no 1089464)

Concert 2 hours, 20 minute interval. Doors open 30 minutes before concert.
Wine and mince pies in the interval

For more information visit http://www.eastlondonchorus.org.uk/concerts.htm

Venue information

London: St John\'s Church, Waterloo SE1 8TY

0	Waterloo Road London SE1 8TY
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!	07958 066 394
`	Doors open 30 minutes before the performance