12 August 2009
HANDEL’S ORATORIO SAUL TO BE PERFORMED IN ISRAEL ON THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF HANDEL’S DEATH BY LAUDAMUS TE FROM STUTTGART
10-12 September 2009
The German choir and orchestra Laudamus Te (We praise you), founded and directed by Monica Meira Vasques, will visit Israel in September for three performances of the Oratorio Saul on the 250th anniversary of the death of composer George Fridiric Handel 250 years ago. The three performances are as follows: 10 September at Kfar Blum in the Galilee; 11 September in Ein Gedi near the Dead Sea and 12 September in the Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem.
This is the fourth German-Israeli project since 2004 under the direction of Monica Meira Vasques. According to Vasques, one of the main goals of the project is to develop and maintain friendships with the Jewish people through the common language of music, which can encourage solid and long-lasting relationships over the years.
The Oratorio Saul, which was composed in English by Handel in 1738, closely follows the Biblical narrative of the relations between David and Saul. The open air concert on 11 September will take place at 21:00 at the Ein Gedi resort, a short distance from the cave in which David hid from King Saul.
The concert, which is free to the public which will be seated on chairs on the grass between the distinctive baobab trees, will feature 60 musicians, including the Choir and Orchestra Laudamus Te from Stuttgart, guest musicians from the Jerusalem Rubin Academy of Music and Dance and soloists from Israel, Germany and Brazil, conducted by Monica Meira Vasques.
HANDEL’S ORATORIO SAUL TO BE PERFORMED IN ISRAEL ON THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF HANDEL’S DEATH BY LAUDAMUS TE FROM STUTTGART
10-12 September 2009
The German choir and orchestra Laudamus Te (We praise you), founded and directed by Monica Meira Vasques, will visit Israel in September for three performances of the Oratorio Saul on the 250th anniversary of the death of composer George Fridiric Handel 250 years ago. The three performances are as follows: 10 September at Kfar Blum in the Galilee; 11 September in Ein Gedi near the Dead Sea and 12 September in the Church of the Redeemer in Jerusalem.
This is the fourth German-Israeli project since 2004 under the direction of Monica Meira Vasques. According to Vasques, one of the main goals of the project is to develop and maintain friendships with the Jewish people through the common language of music, which can encourage solid and long-lasting relationships over the years.
The Oratorio Saul, which was composed in English by Handel in 1738, closely follows the Biblical narrative of the relations between David and Saul. The open air concert on 11 September will take place at 21:00 at the Ein Gedi resort, a short distance from the cave in which David hid from King Saul.
The concert, which is free to the public which will be seated on chairs on the grass between the distinctive baobab trees, will feature 60 musicians, including the Choir and Orchestra Laudamus Te from Stuttgart, guest musicians from the Jerusalem Rubin Academy of Music and Dance and soloists from Israel, Germany and Brazil, conducted by Monica Meira Vasques.
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