BACH CHOIR PRETORIA

G. F. HÄNDEL
MESSIAH

Saturday 26th May 1973 at 8 p.m.
UNISA AUDITORIUM
Muckleneuk Ridge

Conductor
Bruno Peyer

Soloists
Hilary Thomas (Soprano),
Stella Breder (Alto),
Sjoerd Beute (Tenor)
Jaco van der Merwe (baritone)

Orchestra
Collegium Musicum Leader Haim Hadar

Hapsichord
Gabrielle Duve

This concert is given in collaboration with the Department of National Education, Northern Transvaal Regional Office for the Advancement of Culture. We wish to express our gratitude towards our sponsor members for their co-operation.

PROGRAMME

PART 1

  1. Overture (orchestra)
  2. Comfort ye (tenor)
  3. Every valley (tenor)
  4. And the glory of the Lord (choir)
  5. Thus saith the Lord (bass)
  6. But who may abide (contralto)
  7. And he shall purify (choir)
  8. Behold a virgin shall conceive (contralto)
  9. O thou that tellest (contralto and choir)
  10. For behold, darkness (bass)
  11. The people that walked (bass)
  12. For unto us a child is born(choir)
  13. Pifa "Pastoral Symphony" (orchestra)
  14. There were shepherds, etc. (soprano)
    And lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them
  15. And the angel said unto them (soprano)
  16. And suddenly there was with the angel(soprano)
  17. Glory to God (choir)
  18. Rejoice greatly (soprano)
  19. Then shall the eyes (alto)
  20. He shall feed his flock (alto & soprano)
    Come unto him, all ye that labour
  21. His yoke is easy, and his burthen is light(choir)

PART 2

  1. Behold the Lamb of God (choir)
  2. He was despised (alto)
  3. Surely (choir)
  4. And with his stripes we are healed (choir)
  5. All we like sheep have gone astray (choir)
  6. All they that see him laugh him to scorn (tenor)
  7. He trusted in God (choir)
  8. Thy rebuke hath broken his heart (tenor)
  9. Behold, and see if there be any sorrow (tenor)
  10. He was cut off out of the land of the living (tenor)
  11. But thou didst not leave his soul in hell(tenor)
  12. Lift up your heads (choir)
  13. Unto which of the angels said he at any time (tenor)
  14. Let all the angels of God worship him (choir)
  15. Thou art gone up high (bass)
  16. The Lord gave the word (choir)
 

INTERVAL

PART 2 (Continued)

  1. How beautiful are the feet (soprano)
  2. Their sound is gone out (choir)
  3. Why do the nations (bass)
  4. Let us break their bonds asunder (choir)
  5. He that dwelleth in heaven (tenor)
  6. Thou shalt break them (tenor)
  7. Hallelujah(choir)

PART 3

  1. I know that my Redeemer liveth (soprano)
  2. Since by man (choir)
  3. Behold I tell you a mystery (bass)
  4. The trumpet shall sound (bass)
  5. Then shall he brought to pass(contralto)
  6. O death, where is thy sting? (contralto, tenor)
  7. But thanks he to God(choir)
  8. If God be for us? (soprano)
  9. Worthy is the Lamb (choir)
    AMEN (choir)
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