Music
samples and ticket details
The next concert by the Oratorio choir will be the beautiful and enjoyable Petite Messe Solennelle by Rossini in the West Kirk Helensburgh. This piece can best be described as being very "jolly". The choir is supported only by piano (Walter Blair) and Harmonium. This is a choral mass in a very unique style and really will appeal to all musical tastes and is very approachable at a first hearing and really should be written into diaries around the West coast of Scotland. It proves that Rossini did write music other than the Barber of Seville and the William Tell Overture!
If you wish to have an idea of the music that will be appearing please use the links below. Remember such recordings lack the emotion that can be felt at live performances! We welcome you to come along and listen.
Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle If you click on this link you should go to samples of the work. You may need to scroll down the page to find the music.
Tickets will available (from August) from the names listed on the contacts page or Bookworms in Helensburgh (01436 674743).
