The drama and emotion of Messiah

The drama and emotion of Messiah

  Handel’s Messiah, is perhaps the most famous oratorio ever written. Since it was composed in 1742, it has become a work that people seemingly never tire of hearing or performing.  It is music infused with great drama and intense emotion, heightened by superb orchestral writing and word painting. As Sir David Willcocks said,  “…. Handel was the exponent par excellence…

never mind who named it….haydn’s nelson mass is one of the best

never mind who named it….haydn’s nelson mass is one of the best

Christchurch St Laurence at Sydney’s Railway Square celebrates the the 166th anniversary of the dedication of the church (1845) with a Orchestral Mass this Sunday. For this major milestone, they have selected to perform Haydn’s Nelson Mass. There are varying accounts of how the Nelson Mass acquired its nickname. One explanation is that it was performed when…