LAUNCESTON audiences were enthralled with the Evandale Village Singers’ rendition of Joseph Haydn’s Nelson Mass at a special performance on Saturday.
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The singers, with soloists Michaela Young, Leoni Gryta, Christopher Berg and Christopher Nazarian, sung at the Holy Trinity Anglican Church.
It was the second time the group had sung the challenging piece of music.
The piece was written in 1798 when elaborate church music was forbidden in the Josephinian reforms.
It has been described as Haydn’s single greatest composition.
Choir member Sally-Anne Fowler said it was a fantastic opportunity to be able to sing a piece of music that was written to form part of a church service.
‘‘It is a very high standard of soloists, and we are lucky as a community choir to sing with such calibre of musicians,’’ she said.
‘‘It is my intention to enjoy the singing, as we all do. We have all been looking forward to singing this piece again.
‘‘It takes a lot of work to get music to this standard.’’
