Concerts

Handel: Israel in Egypt

7pm  Saturday 17 November 2007
St. John's, Smith Square, London SW1P 3HA

Tickets: £15, £28, £37, £45 from www.sjss.org.uk
or call (020) 7222 1061
Booking opens on the 3rd September 2007

Holst Singers
Stephen Layton – Conductor
The Academy of Ancient Music
Elin Manahan Thomas, Julia Doyle – Soprano
David Allsopp – Alto
Simon Wall – Tenor
Colin Campbell,  Giles Underwood – Bass

The Holst Singers perform one of Handel's most ambitious oratorios containing some of his most dramatic music. The performance also sees Stephen Layton continue his highly acclaimed relationship with the Academy of Ancient Music.

"I don't think I shall hear singing this year more thrilling than the Holst Singers" – The Times

"Elin Manahan Thomas' crystal clear voice, with its blend of tonal beauty and expressive intensity, amounts to the ideal instrument to reconnect modern listeners with music written before the Industrial Revolution" – Classic FM

The concert ends at approximately 9.45pm

Tickets: £15, £28, £37, £45 from the Box Office, St. John's, Smith Square, London SW1P 3HA.  Please enclose SAE.  Please call the box office for details of concessions and facilities for disabled people. Tel: 020 7222 1061. Mastercard, Visa and Maestro accepted.  Booking fees: By telephone £2.00 per transaction (£1.50 to Friends of St. John’s). Online £1.50 per transaction.

Advance Booking: Booking opens on the 3rd September 2007. The Box Office is open for advance bookings from 10am-5pm (until 6pm on concert days) Monday to Friday.  Advance bookings cannot be made after 6pm or at weekends/bank holidays.  The Box Office opens at 6pm on the day.  Tickets may also be booked by fax: 020 7233 1618 or online at: www.sjss.org.uk

Dining: The Footstool Restaurant in the Crypt is open from 5.30pm for à-la-carte dining, a light supper menu and licensed refreshments. 
Tel. 020 7222 2779.