What's On

Saturday 25 March 2023, 7.30pm

Saffron Walden Choral Society - Handel: Israel in Egypt

Saffron Walden Choral Society - Handel: Israel in Egypt

Performers

Saffron Walden Choral Society
The Brook Street Band
Quintin Beer
conductor
Grace Davidson
soprano
Rebekah Jones
mezzo
Ben Durrant
tenor

Programme

George Frideric Handel
Israel in Egypt

Running Time

2 hours

Massed choir and instrumentalists take bows on a modern stage

The Brook Street Band join Saffron Walden Choral Society to perform this acclaimed work.

Handel’s oratorio Israel In Egypt is dominated by dramatic virtuosic choruses. The text follows the story of the Exodus of the Children of Israel from Egypt, with vivid evocations of hailstones, lightning, plagues of frogs, flies and lice and the crossing of the Red Sea. It culminates with the celebratory “Sing ye to the Lord; for He hath triumphed gloriously”.

Age Guidance

This event is not recommended for children aged 7 and under.