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Pretoria Bach Choir

G. F. HÄNDEL
MESSIAH

Saturday 19th Oct 1974 at 8 p.m.
UNISA AUDITORIUM
Muckleneuk Ridge

Conductor: Bruno Peyer

Soloists
Anneen Leeuwner (Soprano),
Stella Breder (Alto),
Sjoerd Beute (Tenor)
Bruce Martin (Bass)

Orchestra
Collegium Musicum

Harpsichord
Jaap Godschalk

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)
  1. Then shall the eyes (alto)
  2. He shall feed his flock (alto & soprano)
    Come unto him, all ye that labour
  3. His yoke is easy, and his burthen is light(choir)

PART 2

  1. Behold the Lamb of God (choir)
  2. He was despised (alto)
  1. All we like sheep have gone astray (choir)
  2. All they that see him laugh him to scorn (tenor)
  3. He trusted in God (choir)
  4. Thy rebuke hath broken his heart (tenor)
  5. Behold, and see if there be any sorrow (tenor)
  6. He was cut off out of the land of the living (tenor)
  7. But thou didst not leave his soul in hell(tenor)
  8. Lift up your heads (choir)

INTERVAL

PART 2 (Continued)

  1. Why do the nations (bass)
  1. He that dwelleth in heaven (tenor)
  2. Thou shalt break them (tenor)
  3. Hallelujah(choir)
  4. I know that my Redeemer liveth (soprano)

PART 3

  1. Since by man (choir)
  2. Behold I tell you a mystery (bass)
  3. The trumpet shall sound (bass)
  1. Worthy is the Lamb (choir)
    AMEN (choir)

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