The Sixteen
Handel’s Dixit Dominus
Repertoire
- Handel
- Arrival of the Queen of Sheba from Solomon
- Handel
- Chandos Anthem No. 11 ‘Let God Arise’
- Handel
- Coronation Anthem No. 2 ‘Let thy Hand be Strengthened’
- Handel
- Overture to Jephtha
- Handel
- Dixit Dominus
Performers
- Harry Christophers
- conductor
- Soloists:
- Grace Davidson
- soprano
- Charlotte Mobbs
- soprano
- Katy Hill
- alto
- Jeremy Budd
- tenor
- Simon Berridge
- tenor
- Ben Davies
- bass
The Sixteen choir and orchestra devote an entire evening to the glorious music of Handel, including his virtuosic Dixit Dominus. Conductor Harry Christophers introduces the programme:
‘Handel is one of only a handful of composers who was truly multi-faceted – a master of orchestral and vocal textures, both triumphant and profound. Simply compare the bustling, joyous activity of the Arrival of the Queen of Sheba with the dark, anxious apprehension of the Overture to Jephtha, and you will know exactly what I mean. However, it is majestic grandeur, alongside moments of exquisite tenderness, which overridingly characterise all the works in this programme.’
