Alleluia!
A wide variety of settings of Alleluia spanning 600 years, from quiet and reflective to joyful and exuberant
Saturday 11 May 2024 at 7:30pm
High Street Methodist Church
Harpenden
Programme
Plainchant
Schein: Alleluia! Lobet ihr Knechte des Herrn
J S Bach: Cantata 4, Christ Lag in Todesbanden
Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah
Lauridsen: O Magnum Mysterium
Purcell: Evening Hymn
Schubert: Die Junge Nonne
Mozart: Exsultate Jubilate
Haendel: Hallelujah Chorus
Cast
Alison Langer – Soprano
Brook Davies – Vocalist
David Ireson – Conductor
Miles Golding – Violin
With the steel pans from Roundwood Primary School and local singers and full orchestra.
Tickets £15 (children and students free)
Available online (click on button) or at the door
Please come and sing in the rousing finale: Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus”! (optional rehearsal at 2:00 pm on the day)
There will be no interval; running time about 1hr 15′
If you wish to join in the Hallelujah Chorus, please bring your own vocal score if you have one, or print a copy from this excellent archived BBC resource where you will also find audio files for practising/learning your part.
Here is a performance:
High Street Methodist Church
Harpenden AL5 2RU
The church is in the middle of Harpenden, 5 minutes walk from the station, and similar from car parks on Sainsbury’s rooftop, and at Bowers Way, Lydekker, and Amenbury Lane.
Please allow plenty of time at Amenbury Lane for registering your vehicle’s number plate.
