Handel’s Messiah

Bristol Choral Society

Venue:

Bristol Beacon
Date:

Sat 21 Nov 2009

Conductor Adrian Partington

Bristol Choral Society
Music for Awhile

Harpsichord Warwick Cole
Soprano Mary Nelson
Countertenor James Neville
Tenor Daniel Auchincloss
Baritone John Savournin

‘An absorbing and thoroughly entertaining evening…’ wrote Alexandra Hamilton-Ayres in her bachtrack.com review of the 2012 Messiah performance ‘…it was as though Colston Hall had been wrapped in a giant ribbon for what can only be described as a Christmas present come early.’

An almost identical cast returns this year for Bristol Choral Society’s renowned memorised Messiah, complete with Adrian Partington’s ‘masterful rendition’ and the scintillating playing of period orchestra Music for Awhile as we bid you Merry Christmas.

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Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra is the resident orchestra at Colston Hall, performing a series of concerts here every year. Since its foundation in 1893 the ensemble has worked with such historic figures as Bartok, Sibelius, Holst, Stravinsky, and Vaughan-Williams, among many others. The orchestra gives over 150 performances each year, collaborating with world-class conductors and soloists keeping them at the forefront of the UK orchestral music scene.

The BSO is proud to serve the communities of South and South West England, as well as appearing on many of the world’s great stages including Carnegie Hall, New York; Concertgebouw, Amsterdam; and Musikverein, Vienna. Since the first pioneering recordings in 1914, the BSO now has over 300 recordings to its name. Releases include a critically-acclaimed collaboration with James Ehnes and the top-selling classical recording of 2012 in partnership with Nicola Benedetti.

Away from the concert hall and recording studio, the orchestra is committed to engaging new audiences through their education and community department, BSO Resonate. BSO musicians also take part in an extensive array of community outreach projects.

Bristol Choral Society

Bristol Choral Society is one of the South West’s premier symphony choruses and has been performing at Colston Hall since the choir was founded in 1889. The ensemble has a membership of approximately 160 auditioned singers, and always presents an exciting programme of music, while teaming up with world renowned soloists and professional orchestras under the direction of their conductor, Hilary Campbell. In the past the choir has accepted engagements from the Philharmonia Orchestra and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.

As a society the ensemble contributes significantly to the Bristol music scene through their ‘come and sing’ events, community outreach and apprentice scheme, which aims to develop the skills of young singers, exposing them to a wide range of music. BCS also regularly stages concerts for children, showcasing classical choral music in an informal and accessible way.

Adrian Partington

Versatile musician Adrian Partington has had success as a conductor, chorus master, pianist and organist. He is director of music at Gloucester Cathedral, director of BBC National Chorus of Wales and conductor of Bristol Choral Society, among many other things.

Partington studied at the Royal College of Music – with Herbert Howells amongst other fine teachers – and at King’s College, Cambridge, where he was both the Organ Scholar and an Academic Scholar. He has recorded a dozen solo CDs, including the complete sonatas of Gustav Merkel, and the complete works of Basil Harwood.

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