For choirs seeking an alternative way to mark the 2009 Handel anniversary, The Handel Lovers’ Chorus, a setting of the Hallelujah Chorus with words by Helen Dymond, could be just the choice. Opening with the lines “Handel lovers! Sister, brothers! Ever humorous, ever numerous, but singing with one voice”, the chorus ingeniously goes on to list every one of the great composer’s operas and oratorios, not to mention many other famous works, reaching its climax in a rousing “HALLELUJAH!” Suitable for performance by all types of choir, the arrangement makes a particularly effective finale to a concert, or even encore piece.
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