Handel's Messiah

Zoë Westwood, SCO Marketing & Communications Manager, writes:

After meeting the lovely Albert Schnelzer and hearing his oboe concerto, ‘The Enchanter’, stunningly performed by Francois Leleux, I was left slightly deflated once the weekend of great music ended.  Not for long, however.  Luckily, this week Handel’s Messiah comes to town, and the ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ is always guaranteed to put a smile on my face, no matter how many times I’ve heard it.  After singing it in the Usher Hall under SCO Chorusmaster Gregory Batsleer during a fantastic Come and Sing session in September, I know hearing the whole work in the same venue will be brilliant.

In anticipation I’ve done a little research and found a sneak peak of Sophie Bevan, our guest soprano, singing ‘I know that my Redeemer liveth’ from Messiah.

Plus, Rosenna East, SCO Sub-Principal Second Violin, discusses Messiah on the Herald's podcast: 26 November (part one)

It’s going to be great – I can’t wait!