Schola Cantorum - Handel's Messiah

Yesterday the Schola Cantorum performed a concert with a professional baroque orchestra at St James’ Church, Spanish Place. After performing Handel’s Messiah part 1 (the Christmas bits) last year, we performed the passiontide narrative of part two, ahead of our full performance next year to mark the 5 year anniversary of Schola.

As a companion to this, the choir performed excerpts from Bach’s Jesu Meine Freude, a motet composed of some of the hardest fugues we’ve ever tackled, as well as sublime hymns.

Conducted by Mr Bick, with solos by Dr Slimings and Mr Newlove playing the continuo (special solo organ part) the choir sounded amazing in the beautiful surroundings of the church.

The power of the combined voices of 40 singers was something to be reckoned with and would give opera choruses a run for their money. So come and see ASCC’s fully staged production of Carmen onstage at Opera Holland Park later this year!