Monday 10 November 2025, 7:30pm
Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford
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Haydn Insanae et Vanae Curae
Mozart Il padre Perdei (from Idomeneo)
Handel, arr. Mozart Thine be the Glory (from Judas Maccabaeus)
Mozart Mass in C Minor

Featuring:
David Bates Artistic Director
Elinor Rolfe-Johnson Soprano
Chiara Skerath Soprano
Schola Cantorum Oxford

Dark, powerful and ethereal, Mozart’s breathtaking Mass is the climax of this concert. A piece which shows the influence of earlier composers such as Bach and Handel, it is nonetheless unmistakably Mozart, drawing on his dramatic flair seen more often on the operatic stage and his skilful marriage of words and music.

Also on the programme is Haydn’s Insane and stupid worries flood our mind, a dramatic and incisive start to the evening, plus Thine be the Glory, perhaps better known now as a hymn.

The dynamic and brilliant La Nuova Musica bring this all to life in the surrounds of the Sheldonian Theatre.