Botetourt Chamber Singers: Handel Festival

Starts: November 13, 2009 at 3:00 PM
Location: College of W&M, Wren Great Hall
Event URL: www.WilliamsburgFestival.com
Contact: jcbart@wm.edu

Summary

The Great Hall of the Wren Building on the campus of The College of William and Mary provides an especially apt setting for this performance by the Botetourt Chamber Singers...(click for more details)

Full Description

Music To Remember A Queen: Handels Funeral Anthem For Queen Caroline.  Earlier performance at 1:30pm as well.  Festival pass or tickets: $5. The Great Hall of the Wren Building on the campus of The College of William and Mary, begun in 1695 and completed by 1700, provides an especially apt setting for this performance by the Botetourt Chamber Singers of the college under the direction of Professor Jamie Bartlett. The anthem, The Ways of Zion Do Mourn, was composed by Handel for the burial of the wife of King George II in Westminster Abbey. (1 hour)