{"id":15678,"date":"2014-03-07T13:52:39","date_gmt":"2014-03-07T02:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/?p=15678"},"modified":"2014-03-07T13:52:39","modified_gmt":"2014-03-07T02:52:39","slug":"songs-of-the-divine-baroque-masterpieces-at-st-james","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/songs-of-the-divine-baroque-masterpieces-at-st-james\/","title":{"rendered":"Songs Of The Divine: Baroque Masterpieces At St James&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-15679\" alt=\"SOTD\" src=\"https:\/\/soundslikesydney.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/SOTD-325x152.jpg\" width=\"325\" height=\"152\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">The Choir and Orchestra of St James&#8217; King Street presents <em>Songs of the Divine<\/em>, the exquisite sacred music of \u00a0J S\u00a0Bach\u00a0and\u00a0Handel\u00a0in their inaugural concert for 2014.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Under the direction of Warren Trevelyan-Jones<em>, <\/em>the ensemble will perform J S Bach&#8217;s<em>\u00a0Mass in A BWV 234, <\/em>the motet<em>\u00a0<em>Der Gerechte kommt um, <\/em><\/em>attributed to Bach<em><em>,<\/em>\u00a0<\/em>and Handel\u2019s<em> Dixit Dominus<\/em>. The Orchestra of St James\u2019 performing on fine period instruments will be led by Alice Evans.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">Bach\u2019s <em>Mass in A <\/em>(1738) is one of four short Lutheran masses. His superlative writing for both chamber and choral forces draws out the utmost meaning from the words, beautifully interweaving solo voice sections.\u00a0<em>Der Gerechte kommt um <\/em>is a motet reworked from a chorale by Bach\u2019s distinguished predecessor at Leipzig, Johann Kuhnau. Based on a passage from Isaiah, the motet\u2019s brooding intensity is tangible throughout, with heartrending orchestral sequences and lengthy vocal lines. Incredibly expressive, as is typical with Bach the overall effect is one of consolation.<br \/> \u00a0<br \/> <strong><\/strong>Handel&#8217;s\u00a0setting of Psalm 110, <em>Dixit Dominus <\/em>(1707) is a tour de force from start to finish. Handel\u2019s exciting word painting and treatment of string rhythms shows real flair, and the emotional intensity is palpable \u2013 amazing for a then twenty-two-year-old. The piece\u2019s contrasting sections for chorus and solo voices amply demonstrate Handel\u2019s grasp of the dramatic possibilities of biblical texts as well as his command of baroque orchestration within an Italianate sensibility.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\" align=\"center\">\u00a0<br \/><strong>Tickets<\/strong>: $50\/45; to book call (02) 8256 2222, or online at www.cityrecitalhall.com<b><a href=\"http:\/\/musicatstjames.us2.list-manage.com\/track\/click?u=dec46b3806595b62191d40dc1&amp;id=91eb8f7f8e&amp;e=e0e2043399\" target=\"_self\"><br \/><\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 The Choir and Orchestra of St James&#8217; King Street presents Songs of the Divine, the exquisite sacred music of \u00a0J S\u00a0Bach\u00a0and\u00a0Handel\u00a0in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15679,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"sls_format":[],"class_list":["post-15678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-shows"],"acf":{"deck":"","is_featured":false,"media_type":"standard","audio_embed":"","video_url":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - 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