Nelson Mass by Candlelight
Sat 30 May
|St Martin-in-the-Fields
Join St Martin’s Voices and St Martin’s Chamber Orchestra for a spectacular evening celebrating the music of Haydn and Handel, two giants of the 18th century.
Time & Location
30 May 2026, 19:00
St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Sq, London WC2N 4JJ, UK
About the event
Join St Martin’s Voices and St Martin’s Chamber Orchestra for a spectacular evening celebrating the music of Haydn and Handel, two giants of the 18th century.
The programme features Handel’s Music for the Royal Fireworks, a magnificent work full of grandeur and drama, originally composed for a royal celebration in London. This will be paired with Haydn’s Nelson Mass, one of his most powerful and dramatic sacred works, combining choral majesty with expressive intensity.
Handel Music for the Royal Fireworks
Haydn Nelson Mass
St Martin’s Voices
St Martin’s Chamber Orchestra
Andrew Earis conductor
Please note this concert will last for approximately 60 minutes without an interval.