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Culture: Perfect technical and emotional test for stamina and concentration; Jeffrey Skidmore tells Christopher Morley why he sees Handel's Messiah as the ideal challenge for students.(Features)
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Byline: Christopher Morley
One of Jeffrey Skidmore's greatest ambitions during the 15-plus years that he has directed Birmingham Conservatoire's Capelle ensemble has been to conduct the students in a period-instrument presentation of Handel's Messiah.
The group exists in order to give students experience in historically informed performance.
They research performing styles of the past and work at reproducing them in their own playing, and Skidmore sees Messiah as a perfect vehicle for a student project.
"It's one of the great mainstream works, and the students ...
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