Music lovers are often surprised – shocked, even – that there is no definitive version of Handel’s Messiah.  This is because with each major performance that the composer mounted during the 1740s and 50s, he subtracted, added or rewrote existing numbers in order to pacify the whims of his librettist, or to reflect the vocal abilities of singers new to a production.  With his team of musicians, Peter Medhurst explores the history, the sources, and the various versions of the world’s most famous piece of choral music in order to reveal the essence of the true Handel Messiah.

Helen Semple |soprano

Richard Rowe | tenor

Jeremy Limb | piano

Tickets and information:  http://www.greatcompmusic.org/programme/