Events

On Saturday December 9th at 7.30pm, by kind permission of the Vicar of St Michael and All Angels Bedford Park, Wild Arts presents Handel’s iconic oratorio composed in 1741. Directed by Orlando Jopling, the concert will be performed on period instruments.

“Wild Arts’ opera evenings are of a breathtakingly high, ROH-level musical standard – a gorgeous quintet of musicians and a most cunning choice of excerpts, mischievously well acted. I’d follow them anywhere.” – Theatre critic Libby Purves. Read the feature on The Chiswick Calendar.

Tickets £15*|£35 £ 45 (*Under 25s) Book here

At the start of a short pre-Christmas tour (including Chichester Cathedral), Wild Arts present Handel’s legendary retelling of the story of Christ – from the annunciation of the shepherds at the start of the Christmas story, to the passion, the resurrection, and the day of judgement. The period specialist players of the Wild Arts Ensemble perform alongside a selection of the UK’s finest singers.

Performers (Read about them here)

Soprano: Joanna Songi, Sofia Kirwan-Baez

Mezzo: Martha Jones, Cath Backhouse

Tenor: Richard Dowling, Harry Jacques

Bass: Tim Nelson, Ed Hawkins

Strings: Sijie Chen, Will McGahon, Kay Stephen, Reinoud Ford, Carina Cosgrave

Wind: Joel Raymond, Oonagh Lee, Chris Rawley, Sam Lewis, Ruth Ross

Musical Director/Keyboard: Orlando Jopling

Timpani: Tom Lee