Handel’s Messiah to be performed in Church Langton

This May a moment of music history will be recreated in the Harborough
village where George Frideric Handel’s most loved work was performed for
the very first time in a parish church.

It’s been announced the Knighton Chamber Orchestra, accompanied by
massed community choirs from across Leicestershire, will perform
Handel’s ‘Messiah’ at St Peter’s Church in Church Langton – on Saturday
May 14th.

On the eve of the concert there’ll also be a lecture by historian Neil
Crutchley on the remarkable story of how the original concert came to be
performed there in the first place  – way back in 1759.

Supported by Heritage Lottery funding, tickets are now on sale via
https://churchlangton.org.uk