Handel: As steals the morn (L’Allegro, HWV 55) Amanda Forsythe & Thomas Cooley, Voices of Music 4K

One of Handel’s finest arias, As steals the morn upon the night, performed on original instruments by the Early Music ensemble Voices of Music. Presented for the first time in 4K, ultra high definition video--from our award winning concert “As steals the Morn,“ March, 2019. This concert placed first in the SFCV “Best of the Bay“ awards, 2018-2019. Amanda Forsythe and Thomas Cooley, soloists. Marc Schachman and Anna Marsh, baroque oboe & bassoon. Please subscribe to our channel In memoriam Edward W. Tayler (1931-2018) As steals the morn upon the night, And melts the shades away: So Truth does Fancy’s charm dissolve, And rising Reason puts to flight The fumes that did the mind involve, Restoring intellectual day. —William Shakespeare, John Milton & Charles Jennens “As steals the morn” shows Handel at his very best as a composer: he employs full, rich counterpoint throughout the aria, and he pr