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Surrey, BC: Going for Baroque
May 3 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
The World’s Greatest Music Up Close and Personal
Dedicated to producing top level performances of the world’s greatest music, the Handel Society is celebrating more than 60 years of performance excellence. We are so pleased to announce an exciting new line-up of Baroque Classics for our May 3rd, 2025 Spring Concert.
We begin with the great masterpiece “Vivaldi’s Gloria”; a rousing, inspirational tribute to the Italian composer’s genius. Then it’s on to George Handel’s Chandos Anthem #9, a quick, lively and challenging piece requiring vocal gymnastics on the part of the choir. The concert includes the Handel Baroque Orchestra performing Haydn’s Symphony #1. It is rounded out with several, beautifully intricate pre-baroque pieces, including Palestrina’s “Sicut Cervus” and Victoria’s “O Magnum Mysterium”.
There is simply no better opportunity anywhere else in the Greater Vancouver region to enjoy these masterpieces “up close and personal” in an intimate setting with a full professional orchestra and accomplished chorale.
Our Story
For 63 years, the Handel Society of Music has performed the world’s greatest choral compositions in White Rock, Surrey, Langley and throughout the Fraser Valley. Under the leadership of our new artistic director Ethan Liang the members of the choir and orchestra passionately present the world’s finest classic choral literature. If, as a singer, you’ve ever dreamed of performing with a full professional orchestra…this is your chance. If you love singing, have a good voice and can read chorale music, consider jointing us as we undergo renewal. To learn more, please click here.
Who We Are
We are dedicated amateur singers and seasoned professional soloists and musicians committed to producing fine choral performances and actively promoting the artistic development of young artists. Our performances include oratorios, masses, requiems, cantatas, motets, Magnificats, and Passions by Bach, Mozart, Handel, Haydn, Schubert and other great classical composers. We regularly perform to sold out audiences.
The Handel Society of Music maintains membership in the BC Choral Federation, the Surrey and Delta Arts Councils, and is a registered Charity. We are also registered under the Societies Act and operate under a Constitution and Bylaws. A Board of Directors, elected by Society members is responsible for conducting the business of the Society, including the planning and operation of the choir.
