Concert Review: a rose upon a thorn/Choir of St James’
The choir has returned to performance after the COVID hiatus sounding better than before.
The Choir of St James’ Encounters Mr Handel
The Choir of St James’ and BachBand@StJames’, directed by Warren Trevelyan-Jones, with soloists, Amy Moore (soprano) and Richard Butler (tenor), present Encounters with Mr Handel, a rare performance of George Frideric Handel’s beautiful pastoral ode, L’Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato (The Cheerful, the Thoughtful, and the Moderate Man). Handel had immersed himself in London life,…