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April 3- 9, 2003
musicpicks
It is hard to imagine a composer as famous as Handel whose overall output is so little known. He was a long-lived and commercially successful musician, and wrote hours of orchestral, chamber and especially vocal music at a consistently high level of inspiration, although most people don't know of his work much past the "Hallelujah Chorus." Case in point: The Philadelphia Singers will celebrate their 30th anniversary this weekend with a performance of Handel's "Solomon" that may be, incredibly, a local professional premiere. "This is one of Handel's greatest oratorios," says David Hayes, artistic director of the Singers. "The choral writing is extensive and difficult, with loads of double choruses, and the orchestra is large for Handel. I think it's some of his best vocal writing. The second act is the famous biblical story in which Solomon has to decide which of two women is the real mother of the child presented, and is wonderfully dramatic. All in all some truly thrilling writing from the final years of his creative output." And a truly fitting song of praise to one of the city's central cultural institutions as they cross a major milestone.
Sun., April 6, 7 p.m., $27-$57, Kimmel Center, 260 S. Broad St., 215-893-1999.
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