Woking Choral Society provided a fitting start to the seasonal celebrations with their performance of Messiah, the universally-loved oratorio by George Frideric Handel, held in the H G Wells Hall on Saturday December 8.
It really was standing room only, with every ticket sold for this eagerly-anticipated concert, in which the choir joined forces with the London Mozart Players, one of the country’s leading ensembles, in a spirited and joyous rendition of the work, under the direction of the choir’s musical director Ben Palmer.
The concert was attended by the Mayor and Mayoress of Woking Councillor Michael and Mrs Anne Smith who arranged a special Bucket Collection at the conclusion of the evening with proceeds going to the Mayor’s charity for 2012/13, Macmillan Cancer Support. More than £400 was raised.
The many local supporters of Woking Choral Society will be travelling to London for their debut at the South Bank Centre on 18 March 2013.The choir will be joining Vox Cordis and the Syred Consort in a performance of Berlioz’s Messe solennelle with Ben Palmer’s Orchestra of St. Paul’s . Also in the programme is a performance of Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique.
--- Terry Childs
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