Crouch End Festival Chorus
London Orchestra da Camera
Miriam Allan soprano
Joshua Ellicott tenor
Stephan Loges baritone
David Temple conductor
 
Written by Josef Haydn between 1796 and 1798, this oratorio in three parts tells the story of the creation of the world as depicted in the Books of Genesis and Psalms, and in Milton’s Paradise Lost. The writing in this choral masterpiece is full of wonder – Haydn’s depiction of the creation of light is particularly heart-stopping – and the famous choruses include ‘The Heavens are Telling’.

Crouch End Festival Chorus has performed the piece twice before, in 1991 and again in 2000 at the reopening of Somerset House, but this is the first time that we will be singing it in the original German.

The performance will feature special visual effects - a combination of lighting states and images projected onto the choir to enhance the narrative of the story.

We are very pleased to perform this concert in support of The Art Room, a charity that offers art as therapy to children and young people from 5 to 15 who are marginalised or disengaged from education, or have particular social or learning needs.  A new branch has recently opened in Islington, and the children have been working with well-known local illustrator Jane Ray on images relating to the theme of Creation.  Some of their work will be on display at the Barbican on the day of the concert, and in the images projected during the singing. A collection will be made following the performance.

Booking and information

Sunday 10 January 2010, 7.30pm
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London EC2Y 8DS

TICKETS: £24 – £9.00
Half price for age 18 & under
20% discount for CEFC Friends, Crouch End Card holders and Barbican Card holders

Barbican box office 020 7638 8891
Barbican online booking

Behind the notes

Find out more about Haydn’s Die Schöpfung in our Behind the notes section.