Saturday 12 November 2011
Bath Abbey · 7:30pm
(NB There will be no interval: duration c.95 minutes)
| Handel | Overture to Saul | Purcell | The Sacrifice from The Indian Queen, Act V |
| Purcell | Come ye Sons of Arts (Ode for Queen Mary’s birthday, 1694) |
| Handel | Eternal source of light divine from Ode for the birthday of Queen Anne |
| Handel | Dixit Dominus |
The world-renowned singers and players of The Sixteen return to Bath Abbey to perform glorious music by two of the great masters of the Baroque period. Henry Purcell is represented by his well-known birthday Ode for Queen Mary, which includes the famous duet “Sound the trumpet”, and the dramatic final act of his last work for the London theatre, completed by his brother Daniel; Handel by a rapt aria with solo trumpet from a birthday Ode for another English queen, and a familiar psalm setting from his youthful stay in Italy.
Tickets: £32 £25 £18 £14 £10
Box Office: 01225 463362
Event Code MF4
Supported by Barbara Osborne, Jane Glaser and The Mozartfest Challenge Fund
Festival Supper in the Pump Room after this concert
Event Code MF4A
For prices and details see “Festival Supper in the Pump Room” on the special events page.
