Festival Repertoire, Bach at 8: The Ode for St. Cecilia’s Day, HW 56
My first experience of the Händel Cecilia Ode (St. Cecilia is the patroness of musicians) was hearing Greg Funfgeld conduct the Musikfest Chorus in a rousing summer performance at the eponymous Festival, one very hot August in the mid-90s (if you think the Packer Memorial Church is hot in May…). I enjoyed it so much,… Continue Reading »