Foundling Museum
£14.50
The chances are, at some point in your life, you’ve probably heard the ‘Halleluljah Chorus’ by the George Frideric Handel. In a new exhibition, the Foundling Museum will explore how this exhilarating piece of classical music is still a banger today. Why is the Foundling Museum dedicating an exhibit entirely to one piece of music? You might be wondering. Well, originally composed as part of his famous Messiah oratorio, Handel later incorporated the ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ into an anthem he created specially for the Foundling Hospital that premiered in 1749 to help raise money for the charity.
Bringing together musical scores, librettos, and musical instruments as well as paintings, photographs, audio, video, personal testimony, and other archival material, A Grand Chorus: The Power of Music will shine a light on the history of the composition and examine the profound effect it has had on people over the past three centuries.
