Haydn: Nelson Mass | Royal Choral Society Live Music & Concerts

Join the 150-year-old Royal Choral Society in its first visit to Chelmsford Cathedral for a concert of classical treasures by Mozart

Haydn's Nelson Mass was composed in 1798 against a backdrop of fear as Napoleon's army fought its way to AustriaHaydn didn't know it, but while he was writing this choral masterpiece (originally called Missa in Angustiis or 'Mass for Troubled Times'), the British Navy under Admiral Horatio Nelson was delivering a stunning victory over Napoleon's forces at the Battle of the NileNews of the victory supposedly reached Haydn on the day of the work's premiere, and so began its association with the naval hero, cemented when Nelson visited the Esterhazy court and met Haydn in 1800

The turbulent atmosphere is evoked throughout this magnificent choral work, from the opening lines of the Kyrie through to the dramatic intensity of the Benedictus; and yet, as with his symphonies and in keeping with the custom of providing a happy ending, the culminating mood is optimisticHaydn's music seems to underline human resilience amidst the horrors of conflict

The Royal Choral Society joins forces with the London Mozart Players and a quartet of soloists under the baton of Richard Cooke to present this magnificent work in Chelmsford CathedralThe concert opens with two glorious anthems, 'Zadok the Priest' and 'My Heart is Inditing', composed by Handel for the coronation of King George II, after which the orchestra will play Mozart's enchanting Symphony No.29, a high point of his early symphonic writingMozart's captivating melodies have all the elegance of his mentor, Haydn

PROGRAMME:
Handel: Zadok the Priest
Handel: My Heart is Inditing
Mozart: Symphony No29 in A, K.201
Haydn: Nelson Mass

PERFORMERS:
Royal Choral Society
London Mozart Players
Richard Cooke conductor

Miriam Allan soprano
Hannah Cooke mezzo soprano
Nicholas Madden tenor
Richard Bannan baritone

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Prices:
General Admission/unreserved: GBP 32.00,
General Admission/unreserved: GBP 24.00,
General Admission/restricted view: GBP 10.00

Artists: Royal Choral Society, London Mozart Players, Richard Cooke

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