Baroque Festival: Music For Kings And Queens

Baroque Festival: Music For Kings And Queens
06 Oct 2018
7:30pm
Victoria Concert Hall

Presenting Partner: European Union in Singapore
Celebrating EU-ASEAN Friendship in Singapore

Witness the majestic tunes of Purcell and Handel, whose unparalleled mastery of setting the English language to music will be showcased in magnificent choral tributes to kings and queens. Swedish-French conductor Sofi Jeannin conducts the combined forces of the Singapore Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, with German organist Stefan Kießlingand Philippine choral director Eudenice Palaruan. Europe and Asia together in song: My heart is inditing of a good matter; and all the people rejoiced! - Handel.

This concert is also dedicated to the late Dr. Goh Keng Swee, founding patron of the SSO, to mark his 100th birthday.

Featuring:

  1. Sofi Jeannin, conductor
  2. Stefan Kießling, organ
  3. Singapore Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
  4. Eudenice Palaruan, choral director

 

Programmes:

  1. Purcell

    1. Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary
  2. Purcell
    1. Chacony in G minor, Z. 730
  3. Handel
    1. Coronation Anthems

      1. Zadok the Priest
      2. My Heart is Inditing
  4. Handel
    1. Organ Concerto No. 13 in F major "The Cuckoo and the Nightingale"

 

Standard Tickets: $30, $20

 

Admission Advice:

  1. No admission for infants-in-arms and children below 6 years of age.
  2. Latecomers may expect to be admitted after Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary (20') or Chacony in G minor (4:30'). Subject to change at the discretion of the performers.