Handel’s Israel in Egypt

Sunday 26 April 2026, 7.30pm St. Dunstan's Church, High Street, Mayfield, TN20 6AQ £40, £15, £10 (25 and under: £5 any seat) Book now

Mayfield Festival Choir
Mayfield Baroque Orchestra
Conductor – Jeremy Summerly

Soprano 1        Natalka Pasicznyk

Soprano 2        Aneska Diament

Alto                   Alexandria Moon

Tenor              Francis Melville

Bass I               Edward Burchinall

Bass II              Gabriel Tufail-Smith

The Mayfield Festival Choir gratefully acknowledges the financial support given by the Josephine Baker Trust to Aneska Diament, Natalka Pasicznyk, Alexandria Moon, Francis Melville, Gabriel Tufail-Smith  and Ed Birchinall.

Handel warmed up for Messiah with his oratorio Israel in Egypt. The bottom had recently dropped out of the Italian opera market, so Handel turned his hand to composing oratorios in English, which he made every bit as dramatic as opera. In Israel in Egypt, there are rivers of blood, frogs, lice, blotches, blisters, hailstorms, and locusts. There are some achingly beautiful tunes too, and all’s well that ends well.

Handel’s Israel in Egypt is being supported by a generous donation from the Mayfield Festival Choir

This concert is kindly sponsored by Mousehall Distillery and Winery