This event is an external hire and not part of the Lancaster Arts programme.
Lancaster and District Choral Society invite you to experience the dramatic and awe-inspiring music of Mendelssohn’s Elijah.
First performed in England in 1846 at Birmingham Town Hall, this magnificent oratorio tells the story of Elijah’s courage, faith, and fiery confrontation with false prophets, capturing moments of intense drama and profound beauty.
Mendelssohn’s masterful composition breathes life into the narrative with triumphant choruses, deeply moving arias, and vibrant orchestration.
This masterpiece of Romantic choral music offers an emotional journey through themes of perseverance, devotion, and redemption, with music that ranges from the thunderous to the tender. From the desperate cries to Baal of the people on Mount Carmel to the serene “still small voice” on Mount Horeb, Mendelssohn’s Elijah is a musical experience like no other.
With the Lancaster and District Choral Society, under the expert baton of conductor John Perrin, this promises to be an exciting and unforgettable performance.
