Britten Sinfonia joins members of the Abbey Choir, celebrated soprano Carolyn Sampson, tenor Simon Wall and bass Jonathan Brown to bring to life this sacred oratorio, depicting and celebrating the creation of the world as narrated in the Book of Genesis.

The Choir of Westminster Abbey is renowned worldwide as one of the finest ensembles of its type, its repertoire extending from plainsong and Renaissance polyphony to twentieth-century masterpieces and new commissions.

Haydn's The Creation at Westminster Abbey

Westminster Abbey

The Choir of Westminster Abbey is renowned worldwide as one of the finest ensembles of its type, its repertoire extending from plainsong and Renaissance polyphony to twentieth-century masterpieces and new commissions. In addition to singing the daily services, as it has done since the fourteenth century, the Choir plays a central role in the many royal and state occasions which are held in the Abbey, most recently the State Funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and The Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla.

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