Messiah

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Chorus perform Handel's Messiah at Lighthouse Poole, conducted by Paul McCreesh with four soloists.

The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra marks the festive season with Handel's Messiah, the 1742 oratorio long associated with Christmas. Conductor Paul McCreesh leads the orchestra and Bournemouth Symphony Chorus, with soloists Anna Dennis (soprano), Anna Harvey (mezzo-soprano), Tom Walker (tenor) and Matthew Brook (bass-baritone). The programme includes arias such as He was Despised and Rejected and I Know that My Redeemer Liveth, plus choruses including For Unto Us a Child is Born and the Hallelujah Chorus. The concert runs from 7pm to 9pm and forms part of the BSO Pops series.