Join us for our 13th Season
at the 2012 Handel Week Festival!
HANDEL WEEK 2012 SEASON OVERVIEW
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CONCERT 1 "The Grand Handel – Music of the Soul," Sunday, February 19, 2012, 3:00 PM
- THE CHANDOS ANTHEMS
- As pants the hart HWV 252 (Psalm 89)
- O Come Let us Sing HWV 253 (Psalm 95)
- The Lord is My Light HWV 255 (Psalm 22)
CONCERT 2 "Sing and Play in Dulcet Tone: The Intimate Handel -- Music for Soprano, Recorder & Basso Continuo"
Saturday, February 25, 2012 @ 7:30 pm and Sunday, February 26, 2012 @ 3:00 p.m. - Un Alma Innamorta HWV 173
- Dimmi, o mio cor HWV 106
- German Song Selections From Burrows Songs and Cantatas for Soprano Voice
- Flute Sonata
- Non sospirar, non piangere HWV 141
CONCERT 3 The Oratorio Semele HWV 58,
Sunday, March 4, 2012, 3:00 PM
TO ORDER TICKETS, call 708-383-2261 or click here.
Our festival concerts feature:
- Music in one of the most acoustically perfect venues in the area
- Free pre-concert lectures and post-concert receptions with the artists on Concerts 1 and 3
- Free lighted parking in adjacent lot
- Free admission for children & teens between the ages of 8-18
This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency, and the Pinnell Foundation.
Please support our sponsor:
Handel Week 2008 - Anthem for the Coronation of Queen Caroline
Handel Week 2008 - Acis And Galatea, The flocks shall leave the mountains
Handel Week 2008 - Chamber concert
Carl Grapentine Presents "The Magnificent Mr. Handel -- featuring The Oratorio: Semele"
Nationally-known WFMT-FM radio presenter Carl Grapentine returns with a free lecture on Sunday, Feb. 12 at 3 pm, at the Oak Park Public Library, 834 Lake Street in Oak Park.
Semele was first performed on Feb. 10, 1744 at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, London, as part of a concert series held yearly during Lent. The audience naturally expected Bible-based subject matter; most oratorios, including most of Handel's, meet this expectation. But the amorous topic of Semele, drew on Greek myths, not Hebrew laws, and so it displeased those attending for a different kind of uplift.
Grapentine is the beloved early-morning host of WFMT's 5:58 club heard by thousands of classical music listeners between 5:58 and 10 a.m. weekdays. Free parking is available for two hours at the underground parking lot in the Library.