Winter Concert December 2011 The chosen work for this concert is arguably the most well-known and loved oratorio ever written – Handel’s “Messiah”. Performed by all kinds of groups, ranging from 16 solo singers to choirs of around 300! Perth Choral Society’s performance will be sung by over 100 singers, exciting young soloists, accompanied by the Angus Chamber Orchestra and conducted by Peter Rutterford, Director of Music. Written in just three weeks in 1741, it was first performed in Dublin with what has been recorded as “vast forces”; as it was taken up in other places, Handel rewrote and reorganised it, so there is no such thing as a definitive version, but its basic structure – the Nativity, the Crucifixion and Resurrection and the hope of eternal life – is robust enough to withstand any and all kinds of tinkering. The whole work is quite inspirational from the overture to the great final Amen chorus. Handel’s music, whether sacred or secular, is thoroughly theatrical and his Oratorios, written for concert performances, tend to take their stories from the more bloodthirsty parts of the Old Testament. Tickets cost £14 -£14.50; concessions £12 -£12.50. Accompanied children under 16 go free.

Her Majesty's Royal Marines Scotland and Perth Choral Society Concert 2011

Tuesday 4^th October @7.30pm; Concert Hall

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Perthshire Advertiser Friday 4th December 2009

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