By Rex Hearn George Frideric Handel, looking down from heaven, gathered his Baroque composer friends and revealed to them the mystery of the angels on earth called Seraphic Fire. “St. Cecilia must have chosen each member of The Sebastians orchestra,’’ he said, “because they are so good. And young Patrick Dupré Quigley, their conductor, used 17 perfect singers, as did I back … [Read more...]
Master Chorale opens with impressive Buxtehude, Mozart
Encrusted as it is with myth and the very real act of a tragically early death for its remarkable composer, the Requiem of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is sometimes hard to see clear, even with its continued popularity. But what it represents along with the meditation on last things that its text embodies is a splendid piece of sacred composition, at least for its first half — it … [Read more...]
Sunday’s ‘Messiah’ will be last for Masterworks Chorus founder
This Sunday afternoon, crowds will gather in force at the Royal Poinciana Chapel on Palm Beach, as they do every holiday season, for a singalong performance of the so-called Christmas portion of George Frideric Handel's Messiah. It will be the 32nd such performance since Jack W. Jones inaugurated the local tradition in 1978 at what is now Palm Beach Atlantic University, and … [Read more...]