Exeter Philharmonic Choir with The Sinfonietta

Elijah - Mendelssohn

Event Date: 
16/05/2015 - 7:30pm
Venue: 
Exeter Cathedral

Elijah – Mendelssohn

7.30 pm, Saturday 16 May 2015

Exeter Cathedral Exeter Philharmonic Choir with The Sinfonietta, leader Richard Studt

Conductor: Andrew Millington

Exeter Philharmonic Choir, recently described as “a choir on fine form” will perform Mendelssohn’s great oratorio, Elijah, in the Cathedral on Saturday 16th May under the baton of Andrew Millington. The choir is already relishing the high drama of the work as they start rehearsals.

A hugely popular work, Elijah was effectively the Messiah of its day. Two thousand people attended the...