Veronika Winter soprano 
Jeanette Ager alto
Joseph Cornwell tenor
Stephen Varcoe bass

Bradley Creswick violin
Michael Gerrard viola
Peter Seymour conductor

Haydn                    Te Deum
Mozart                   Sinfonia Concertante in E flat K.364
Haydn                    Harmoniemesse

Haydn’s Harmoniemesse takes its name from the large-scale orchestration and the prominence given to the wind section. Haydn responds to the text in characteristically ecstatic style. His Te Deum, written in 1800 for Empress Maria Theresa, again has generous wind forces and its celebratory mood brings it into close association with the Harmoniemesse. The famous Sinfonia Concertante dates from 1778-80, a time when Mozart wrote some of his greatest music even though it wasn’t part of his contracted output for Salzburg. We are delighted to continue our association with the Northern Sinfonia and to welcome the leader and principal viola of the orchestra as soloists.