Auckland Choral’s annual performance of Handel’s Messiah is always launched with a warm introduction from Uwe Grodd. On Monday night, along with high-flown.
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Uwe Grodd conducts the Auckland Choral during a performance of Handel s Messiah at the Auckland Town Hall. Photo / Supplied
Uwe Grodd conducts the Auckland Choral during a performance of Handel s Messiah at the Auckland Town Hall. Photo / Supplied
Auckland Choral s Messiah is a highlight of the city s musical calendar. Two performances of the oratorio invariably bring in sizeable audiences, with many experiencing their only concert hall outing of the year. Uwe Grodd s congenial welcome always places the performance in a topical context. In 2018 the conductor made a brief Brexit quip; tonight was described as a much-appreciated level 1 Messiah (he had been concerned that it might have been cancelled as happened during the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic).
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Auckland Choral s music director, Uwe Grodd. Photo / Auckland Choral
Today and tomorrow, Auckland Choral and Pipers Sinfonia are performing Handel s Messiah at the Auckland Town Hall. This Baroque masterpiece was written by Handel in just 24 days, and was first performed in Dublin in 1742. Originally an Easter composition, Messiah soon became a fixture of Christmas choral shows around the world. See aucklandlive.co.nz for details. If you can t make it to the shows, go to aucklandchoral.com to watch a feature-length documentary on Auckland Choral s 200the consecutive performance of Messiah.