26 June 2010
St Michael le Belfrey, York
7.30 pm
Tickets £20 (£18)
Spectacular Italian Baroque
| Vivaldi | Gloria |
| Handel | Dixit Dominus | Scarlatti | Dixit Dominus |
with Yorkshire Baroque Soloists
Handel wrote his famous Dixit Dominus during his stay in Italy and it is one of his most vivid and impressive choral compositions. The virtuosic choral writing presents a considerable challenge to any choir but that is always a situation that YBC relishes! We celebrate the anniversary of Alessandro Scarlatti (b.1660) with his setting of the same text. He is acknowledged to have founded the Neapolitan opera, a style which so influenced composers across Europe, including Handel. Vivaldi’s ever-popular Gloria completes this festive programme.