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Tenebrae & Academy of Ancient Music / Händels Messiah / De Oosterpoort
Event by: SPOT Klassiek
Location: Water Tap, Broerstraat 4, Groningen - Binnenstad
Concerts
About event
When writing about (and listening to) Handel's Messiah, superlatives quickly arise. And especially when such a masterpiece is performed at the highest level. Last year the RIASS Kammerchor and their fellow citizens from the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin provided a top evening, this time two excellent British companies will bring you a bit of the Christmas spirit on Sunday, December 8.
For Tenebrae it is, after the sold-out concert in the Martinikerk in September 2023, the second time in a short time that the chamber choir has settled on Groningen soil. Under the direction of Nigel Short – former member of The King's Singers – the ensemble has risen to the top of the world. The British press described the performances as “phenomenal” (The Times) and “devastatingly beautiful” (Gramophone Magazine). The equally famous Academy of Ancient Music has been bringing ancient music to life on authentic instruments for over fifty years. Both ensembles also perform together regularly.
Messiah was called a 'Grand Musical' shortly after its creation in 1741. Although Handel, who lived in London at the time, based his oratorio on Biblical and ecclesiastical texts, it was intended for theaters and other secular stages. In three parts the composer talks about the life of Jesus Christ. Handel himself conducted the work many times, today Nigel Short is on stage.
For Tenebrae it is, after the sold-out concert in the Martinikerk in September 2023, the second time in a short time that the chamber choir has settled on Groningen soil. Under the direction of Nigel Short – former member of The King's Singers – the ensemble has risen to the top of the world. The British press described the performances as “phenomenal” (The Times) and “devastatingly beautiful” (Gramophone Magazine). The equally famous Academy of Ancient Music has been bringing ancient music to life on authentic instruments for over fifty years. Both ensembles also perform together regularly.
Messiah was called a 'Grand Musical' shortly after its creation in 1741. Although Handel, who lived in London at the time, based his oratorio on Biblical and ecclesiastical texts, it was intended for theaters and other secular stages. In three parts the composer talks about the life of Jesus Christ. Handel himself conducted the work many times, today Nigel Short is on stage.