Welcome to this late summer round-up of news! We've had a fantastic year, and have so appreciated your continued enthusiastic support. Our last concert of the season is taking place later than usual this year. Read on for further information about it, and a sneak peak at what we have in store for you next year.
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| Mendelssohn's 'Elijah', 30 July 2023, 7pm, De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill |
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We're getting excited about our final concert of the season, which forms part of HPO’s Open Doors Festival. In a collaboration with choirs from Freiburg in Germany (including Chor Münchweier, Cantemus! Gundelfingen, the church choir of St George and school choirs from Ettenheim) and the Hastings Philharmonic Orchestra we're performing Mendelssohn’s magnificent oratorio Elijah. This local concert is the second stage of an exchange with the German choirs: members of HPC and the Billingshurst Choral Society are taking part in a similar performance in Freiburg later this week.
Hailed as the Messiah of its day, Elijah was hugely popular and cemented Mendelssohn's position as one of the foremost composers of sacred music.
A review published in the Times shortly after its first performance was unstinting in its praise: ‘The last note of Elijah was drowned in a long-continued unanimous volley of plaudits, vociferous and deafening ... never was there a more complete triumph; never a more thorough and speedy recognition of a great work of art.’
Don't miss the opportunity to hear this glorious work performed by the massed voices of a 200-strong choir!
Helen May (soprano)
Marta Fontanals-Simmons (mezzo-soprano)
Jack Lawrence-Jones (baritone)
with Hastings Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Marcio da Silva and conductors from Freiburg
Tickets from £8.50, and FREE ENTRY for Under 18s, Students, Job Seekers Allowance and Universal Credit Recipients (ID may be requested)
Book now: https://www.hastingsphilchoir.org.uk/summerconcert2023
Supported by funding from Arts Council England
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| 2023-24 season - save the dates! |
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We're planning an amazing series of concerts for next year! Full details of the season will be confirmed in the next few weeks, but we'll be kicking off in November with one of the pinnacles of the choral repertoire, Beethoven's magnificent Missa Solemnis.
For now, add the dates to your diary, and do join us for the concerts!
Saturday 11 November 2023 at St John's Church, Brittany Road, St Leonards: Beethoven, Missa Solemnis
Saturday 16 December 2023 at Christ Church, Silchester Road, St Leonards: our popular Carols for All
Saturday 13 April 2024, at Christ Church, Silchester Road, St Leonards
Saturday 13 July 2024, at St John's Church, Brittany Road, St Leonards
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