Singing Day: Beethoven

LSO Discovery

Sun 22 Sep 2019 11.00am - 4.30pm

LSO St Luke's, London

BEETHOVEN Christ on the Mount of Olives
BEETHOVEN Elegischer Gesang

Simon Halsey conductor

Tickets: £22 (£17 concessions)

£0.60 online booking fee, £0.70 telephone booking fee per transaction - click here for more information on booking fees

Please choose your vocal part type when booking. Spectator tickets can be purchased online for the final run through, which takes place at the end of the singing day.

Part of 2019/20 season

Please note that finish times are approximate and subject to change

Come and spend the day getting to know Beethoven’s oratorio Christ on the Mount of Olives with the LSO's Choral Director Simon Halsey.

This overlooked masterpiece includes some of Beethoven’s most theatrical writing for choir and soloists, following in the footsteps of Handel's Messiah and Bach's Passions and telling the story of Jesus' betrayal.

As well as playing the role of a chorus who reflect on the story as it unfolds, the choir takes on the voices of Jesus’ disciples, a group of soldiers, and the angry crowd.

The music is at times simple and beautiful, at others chromatic and frustrated, ending with a rousing finale that is Beethoven’s answer to the Hallelujah Chorus.

Whether you sing in a local choir, or haven’t sung since school, this is an opportunity to try something new or rediscover your hobby.

The day will be accompanied by Ben Frost (piano). We’ll be singing from the score – experience reading music and some knowledge of sight-singing will help!

Timetable

10-11am Participant arrival and music collection
11am-1pm Session 1: Workshop
1-2pm Lunch break (lunch not provided)
2-3.15pm Session 2: Workshop
3.30-4.30pm Session 3: Workshop, including a run-through performance for spectators

Find out about future LSO Discovery Singing Days
Sunday 15 March 2020: Mahler Symphony No 2 'Resurrection'
Sunday 10 May 2020: Immortal Bach