Performance

Venue	Town Hall
	Also: Concert Hall
Town	Reading
County	Berkshire
From	23rd March 2002
To	23rd March 2002
When	19:30
Prices	From £10.00. To £10.00.
Town Hall (V1710125320)
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Elijah

Work:: Elijah (S02045741344)

Elijah contains some of Mendelssohn's most well known and beautiful music. Drawn from the account of Elijah in the book of Kings, Elijah pronounces God's curse that there shall be no rain for three years. Elijah calls upon God to restore a widow's son to life. He then calls upon God to send rain and tells the priests of Baal to make a sacrifice to see whose God is Lord. He faces the opposition of Queen Jezebel, as he realises that the mountains and hills will eventually disappear, God's kindness will remain. He is taken up to heaven by fiery horses in a fiery chariot. The Tenor sings that the righteous shall shine forth and the chorus of people add a final hymn of praise to bring the oratorio to a joyful conclusion.

Music

Mendelssohn

Production:: (T724002858)

Company	South Chiltern Choral Society
Company	Parenthesis
Company	The Bristol Phoenix Choir
Director	Leslie Burnt
Conductor	Gwyn Arch

Listing:: L01731566739

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