AUSTRALIAN BRANDENBURG ORCHESTRA & CHOIR

NOEL NOEL

11 - 18 DECEMBER

City Recital Hall, Sydney

Melbourne Recital Centre, Melbourne

https://www.brandenburg.com.au/concerts/2021/noël-noël/

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

Handel Dixit Dominus, HWV 232 for Choir & Orchestra

Corelli Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6 No. 4

Corelli Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6 No. 7

Brescianello Violin Concerto in C major, BRE3

ARTISTS

Paul Dyer AO Artistic Director, Conductor

Australian Brandenburg Orchestra

Brandenburg Choir*

*I am excited to be joining the ABO Choir once again for this performance and I will also be the bass soloist in Dixit Dominus.

Handel absorbed Baroque Rome’s dynamism and met minds with its most glamorous musicians. One of these characters, the great violinist Arcangelo Corelli, composed Twelve Concerti Grossi which are today regarded as the earliest and finest examples of the form. Two concertos from the set - both in the triumphant key of D major - will be performed in luminous arrangements for string orchestra, Baroque trumpets and sackbutts.

While Handel was in Rome, opera had been banned by Papal decree. Turning his attention to music for the church, Handel composed one of his most eternal works. The great composer's virtuosic setting of Psalm 110, Dixit Dominus, unites an expanded Australian Brandenburg Orchestra with the full Brandenburg Choir in a dazzling start to the season.

NOËL NOËL

AUSTRALIAN BRANDEBURG ORCHESTRA & CHOIR

DECEMBER 6 – 18

Filled with many special surprises and timeless musical treasures including O Come All Ye Faithfuland Stille Nacht.

Artists
Morgan Balfour (San Francisco) Soprano
Paul Dyer Artistic Director
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
Brandenburg Choir

The ethereal Brandenburg Choir joins the orchestra in our Noël! Noël! series that has become an annual tradition for many.

Bring your friends and family and surround yourself with the true spirit of Christmas in a unique and heart-warming concert. Hear divine carols and joyous noëls taken from 700 years of music inspired by the Christmas tradition.

Expect to be surprised, moved and uplifted for the start of the holiday season.

I will be touring with the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra & Choir from 24 July - 3 August 2019 in their Handel Anthems & Fireworks program.

HANDEL Coronation Anthems, HWV 258-261
HANDEL Concerto for Oboe No. 3 in G minor, HWV 287
HANDEL Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351

Concert duration approximately 2 hours, including one interval. Please note concert duration is approximate only and subject to change.

Artists
Paul Dyer Artistic Director
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
Brandenburg Choir
Emma Black Baroque oboe (Vienna)