Elgar’s largest oratorio has been chosen by our retiring Musical Director Michael Williams to be his last performance with the Society in this role. In a career spanning over 58 years at the head of the Society, Michael has conducted almost 300 concerts, including all of Elgar’s major oratorios, Bach’s Passions, many of Handel’s oratorios and operas and a range of other choral and orchestral works from Byrd to Britten.
Georgie Malcolm – Soprano
Louise Innes – Mezzo-soprano
Andrew Mackenzie Wicks – Tenor
Bradley Travis – Baritone
Marcus Farnsworth – Bass
Andrew Greenan – Bass
Chorus of Buxton Musical Society
Sam Hayes – chorus director
The Hayfield Singers
Simon Mercer – director
Orchestra of Buxton Musical Society
Steven Wilkie – leader
Conducted by Michael Williams MBE
