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Before Night Falls

National Hispanic Cultural Center

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the iconic Messiah by Handel. This essential holiday concert will feature an all-Canadian cast of soloists performing against the backdrop of the gorgeous Basilique Notre-Dame.

Dazzling singing, familiar melodies, incredible drama—this piece has the power to keep audiences on the edge of their seats until the final chord. A holiday classic everyone should experience at least once in their life.

Handel’s Messiah

Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal

It’s easy to forget now, when the music seems so familiar, that composers throughout history have been innovators, producing music that startled, confounded and even shocked audiences of their day. So it’s entirely natural that one of the key “disruptors” of 21st century classical music, Mason Bates, rubs shoulders with Franz Biber, Georg Muffat, and Johann Heinrich Schmelzer in this program. Known for his compositions which bring together the worlds of orchestral music and electronics, Mason’s new work for us is sure to be an unmissable opener to these concerts.
Muffat shared Mason’s love of combining unlikely bedfellows, known for contrasting national musical styles. In these season-closing concerts we hear his celebratory and rarely performed Mass, together with the rich and multi-layered Sonatas by Biber and a wrenching lament for strings and continuo by Schmelzer.

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

Stanford University

It’s easy to forget now, when the music seems so familiar, that composers throughout history have been innovators, producing music that startled, confounded and even shocked audiences of their day. So it’s entirely natural that one of the “disruptors” of 21st century classical music, Mason Bates, rubs shoulders with Franz Biber, Georg Muffat, and Johann Heinrich Schmelzer in this program. Known for his compositions which bring together the worlds of orchestral music and electronics, Mason’s new work for us is sure to be an unmissable opener to these concerts.
Muffat shared Mason’s love of combining unlikely bedfellows, known for combining contrasted national musical styles. In these season-closing concerts we hear his celebratory Mass, together with a selection of rich and multi-layered Sonatas by Biber and a wrenching lament for strings and continuo by Schmelzer.

Spencer Britten

Tenor

Events

Feb 25 - Mar 2, 2024

Before Night Falls · Opera Southwest

Dec 20, 2023

Handel’s Messiah · Orchestre Métropolitain

Apr 28, 2023

Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra · Stanford Live

27 - 30 Apr, 2023

From Muffat to Mason · Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra & Chorale

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