'To God alone the glory' wrote Handel at the end of the manuscript of Messiah,  surely the most extraordinary and popular sacred oratorio of all and written in a mere 24 days in 1741 from a libretto of biblical extracts compiled by Handel's friend and collaborator Charles Jenner.  We perform extracts from Messiah which embody the sheer genius and range of Handel's intricate composition and musical architecture.  

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Morten Lauridsen is one of the most celebrated contempory choral composers of our time.  We perform a number of lyrical, meditative settings of poems by Rainer Maria Rilke and James Agee. 

 

The season of winter brings with it rich traditions of joyful celebration - eating, drinking, making merry with our families and friends. We mark these traditions and what they affirm with works from different musical traditions. 

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