Oratorios are the staple diet of large choirs but few test them in quite the same way as Handel’s Israel in Egypt: it is full of chorus work (some for double choir) and has very little orchestral introduction or solo work to give time to rest the voice. This is in contrast to better known works like the Messiah and Elijah. To attempt it is brave, to produce such at a memorable concert is a great credit to Louth Choral Society under their Musical Director, Martin Pickering.
Louth Choral Society entertained an appreciative audience at St. James's Church on Sunday evening to the sounds of Mozart and Haydn. The evening sun was setting, and illuminated the recently restored stained glass window, as the numerous singers of this excellent society smartly took their places, along with the members of the Eastern Sinfonia.
A cold, snowy November day was warmed by a truly memorable performance of Felix Mendelssohn’s ‘Elijah’, given by Louth Choral Society, at St James’s Church, Louth.
Hawes brothers preview new requiem to packed church
A capacity audience in Louth St James's church listened to a remarkable choral concert when Patrick and Andrew Hawes previewed their new "Lazarus Requiem".
The brothers from Lincolnshire were schooled at De Aston, Market Rasen, and returned to showcase their latest work. Andrew is vicar at Bourne and Patrick composer in residence for classic FM
