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A tribute to the Masters

The year 2009 coincidentally marks anniversaries of three of the greatest German speaking classical music composers:

l 250th death anniversary of Georg Friedrich Handel (1685 - 1759)

l 200th death anniversary of Franz Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)

l 200th birth anniversary of Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (1809 - 1847)

As we all know, these composers are icons in European classical music. Their oratorios, chamber music, symphonies and concertos epitomize vital links in Europe's cultural heritage. Around the world this year, their legacy to posterity is being celebrated.

In Sri Lanka, the Goethe Institut has invited the Chamber Music Society of Colombo to pay tribute to these masters, in a commemorative Hauskonzert that will be held at the Goethe Institut Hall on the August 20 at 7.15 p.m. The concert will be repeated in Galle at the historic Dutch Reformed Church on August 22 at 6.00 p.m.

The program will include:

Overture to the "Ode for St. Cecilia's Day" - Handel

Orchestral suite from "Rodrigo" - Handel

Piano Trio No. 39 in G major Hob. XV/25 - Haydn

Symphony No. 1 in D major, Hoboken I/1 - Haydn (DRC Galle concert only)

Sinfonia for string orchestra No. 3 in E minor - Mendelssohn

Music from the opera "Alessandro" - Handel

The Chamber Music Society of Colombo performs under the direction of its Artistic Director, Lakshman Joseph de Saram. Prof. Asoka de Zoysa from the University of Kelaniya will moderate the program.

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