Sun 12 Oct
|Bristol
Brilliant Baroque
Join Exultate Singers and Brandon Hill Chamber Orchestra for glorious evening of flamboyant Baroque music, celebrating some of the finest sacred and orchestral music of the 18th century which influenced many classical-era composers including Mozart and Haydn.
Time & Location
12 Oct 2025, 18:00 – 20:30
Bristol, Great George St, Bristol BS1 5RR, UK
About the event
G.F. Handel - Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
J.S. Bach - Nun danket alle Gott BWV 192
Marianna Martines - Dixit Dominus
Alessandro Scarlatti - St Cecilia Mass
Exultate Singers
Brandon Hill Chamber Orchestra
David Ogden - conductor
The concert opens in jubilant fashion with Handel’s ever-popular Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, a sparkling orchestral miniature full of colour and energy.
Bach’s uplifting celebratory ‘wedding’ cantata is followed by a performance of the jubilant Dixit Dominus by Marianna Martines, a singer, keyboard player, and the leading female composer of the period in Europe. Her radiant Dixit Dominus combines elegance, drama, and virtuosic choral writing.
The evening culminates in Alessandro Scarlatti’s magnificent St Cecilia Mass, a grand and expressive work honouring the patron saint of music, rich in lyrical beauty and Baroque grandeur. Scored for choir and string orchestra, it is full of Italian fervour and passion, with fast choruses and sparkling solo passages.
This is music of celebration and inspiration, performed with passion and vitality. Book your tickets now to experience a sensational evening of Baroque brilliance.
Tickets £18 to £27 (plus St George’s booking fees where applicable), half price for students in full time education and under 18s
Box office
• Buy tickets online at Exultate Singers box office (no booking fee) at https://www.exultatesingers.org/product/brilliant-baroque/
• Book with St George’s Bristol box office online at https://www.stgeorgesbristol.co.uk/whats-on/exultate-singers-brilliant-baroque/, by phone on 0117 929 4929 and over the counter at St George’s