Seattle Symphony: Bach & Handel

Jean Baptiste Lully — Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
George Frideric Handel — Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74
Johann Sebastian Bach — Mass in B minor, BMV 232
Johann Sebastian Bach — "Agnus Dei" from Mass in B minor, BMV 232
Johann Sebastian Bach — Widerstehe doch der Sünde, BWV 54
George Frideric Handel — "Fammi combattere mostri e tifei" from Orlando HWV 31
Jean-Philippe Rameau — Suite from Naïs, RCT 49

Reginald Mobley, countertenor
Pablo Rus Broseta, conductor

Rameau – Suite from Naïs
Handel – Aria: “Fammi combattere mostri e tifei” from Orlando
J.S. Bach – Aria: “Widerstehe doch der Sunde” from Cantata No. 54
J.S. Bach – “Agnus Dei” from Mass in B minor
Lully – Selections from Le bourgeois gentilhomme
Handel – Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne

Revisit a time when high male voices were worshipped like rock stars and the chorus was the foundation of devotional life. Works from the church, the theater, and the Royal court celebrate the incomparable gifts of Bach and Handel.

--> LMP Critic's Pick: "One of the country’s foremost counter-tenors, Reginald Mobley, joins members of the Seattle Symphony Chorale and the Seattle Symphony in a luscious program of Rameau, Handel, Bach, and Lully. He is a superb musician with an incredibly beautiful voice." ~ Philippa Kiraly

(LMP Critic's Picks are selected by Seattle music critics Philippa Kiraly and Thomas May.)

About Seattle Symphony

Recognized as one of the “most vital American orchestras” (NPR), the Seattle Symphony is internationally acclaimed for its inventive programming, community-minded initiatives, and superb recordings on the Seattle Symphony Media label. With a strong commitment to new music and a legacy of over 150 recordings, the orchestra has garnered five Grammy Awards, 26 Grammy nominations, and two Emmy Awards, and was named Gramophone’s 2018 Orchestra of the Year. The Symphony performs in Benaroya Hall in the heart of downtown Seattle.

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About Seattle Symphony Chorale

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