Dixit Dominus - The Church of St. John The Evangelist

Gallery Choir and Baroque Players
present
Dixit Dominus
G. F. Handel
Sunday, May 16 20h00
free will offering
Church of Saint John the Evangelist
137 Ave President Kennedy / Metro Place des Arts
www.redroof.ca
Dixit Dominus
Sunday, May 16 at 8:00 pm
Freewill offering
The Gallery Choir and Baroque Players of the Church of St John the
Evangelist present G. F. Handel's virtuosic setting of Psalm 109 Dixit
Dominus. It was composed in 1707 during Handel's time in Italy. The
music is Handel's earliest surviving autograph, and reveals the
young composer's passion and raw intensity of spirit.
Also featured in this concert will be works by two of England's
seminal composers, William Byrd and Henry Purcell.
Dimanche, le 16 mai à 20h.
Offrande volontaire
La chorale paroissiale et les Baroque Players de l'église St. John the
Evangelist présentent l'arrangement virtuose du psaume 109 Dixit
Dominus de G. F. Händel, composé en 1707 pendant son séjour en
Italie. Cette musique représente l'autographe le plus ancien connu
de Händel et révèle la passion et l'intensité d'esprit du jeune compositeur.
Le concert comprend aussi des œuvres de deux des compositeurs
anglais les plus prestigieux, William Byrd et Henry Purcell.
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