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Coming up - February 2010

Bach in Leipzig
FRIDAY 12 FEBRUARY, 7PM
St Paul's Knightsbridge,Wilton Place, London SW1X 8SH


LIVE PERFORMANCE ON 3: BACH IN LEIPZIG


J. S.BACH Sinfonia (BWV 174)
J. S.BACH Der Geist Hilft (BWV 226)
KUHNAU Tristis est anima mea
CALVISIUS Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied
J. S.BACH Erfreute Zeit im neuen Bunde
J. S.BACH Sinfonia (BWV 52 )
TELEMANN Laudate Jehovam, omnes gentes
SCHEIN Ich will schweigen; Alleluja. Wohl dem, der den Herren fürchtet
J.S Bach Missa Brevis in F major

BBC Singers
St James's Baroque
David Hill conductor

The BBC Singers and St James's Baroque explore Leipzig's musical heritage as they perform works by J.S. Bach and some of his friends, contemporaries and illustrious forebears at the Thomaskirche in Leipzig.

TICKETS: FREE subject to availability
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This concert is being broadcast live by BBC Radio 3.You can also hear it via the BBC iPlayer for seven days at bbc.co.uk/radio3.


Come & Sing Handel's Dixit Dominus
COME & SING HANDEL'S DIXIT DOMINUS
Thursday 25 February, 7 - 9.30pm
BBC Maida Vale Studios, Delaware Road, London W9 2LG

Handel's Dixit Dominus, written by the 22-year-old composer on a visit to Rome, has been described as his 'explosion into genius'. Come and sing Handel’s celebrated setting of Psalm 109 with the BBC Singers and St James’s Baroque, under the direction of their Associate Music Director James O’Donnell.

BBC Singers
St James's Baroque
James O'Donnell conductor

To participate in this free event, please contact Garth McArthur - 020 7765 2968 garth.mcarthur@bbc.co.uk - stating your voice part. Music will be provided.


Discovering Music
FRIDAY 26 FEBRUARY, 7.30PM
St Paul's Knightsbridge,Wilton Place, London SW1X 8SH


DISCOVERING MUSIC: HANDEL'S DIXIT DOMINUS

Handel's resplendent Dixit Dominus is put under the microscope. Learn more about the work and its historical context as Robert Hollingworth leads an analysis of the piece with the BBC Singers and St James's Baroque culminating in a complete performance for BBC Radio 3's Discovering Music.

BBC Singers
St James's Baroque
James O'Donnell conductor
Robert Hollingworth presenter

TICKETS: FREE subject to availability
Contact BBC Studio Audiences: 0370 901 1227
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