A Handel Festival: Music in the World of George Frideric Handel

Starts: November 12, 2009
Ends: November 14, 2009
Location: Colonial Williamsburg, College of W&M, Bruton Parish Church
Event URL: http://www.williamsburgfestival.com/index.html
Contact:  Info@WilliamsburgFestival.com

Summary

The music departments of historic Bruton Parish Church and the College of William and Mary will join with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation for A Handel Festival: Music in the World of George Frideric Handel.

Full Description

The first part of the Festival, November 12-15, will focus on Handel in the musical and cultural context of his times and includes a keynote lecture recital by soprano, Julianne Baird. Concerts, lectures, walking tours, character interpretations, workshops, and museum exhibitions and gallery talks take advantage of the historic venues of the colonial capital. The second part of the festival, December 11-12, features a candlelight performance of the Christmas portion of Handel’s Messiah in Bruton Parish Church. An orchestra, soloists, and the choir of Bruton Parish Church will be under the musical direction of Rodney Eichenberger.  The final event poster can be seen here.  

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