Godalming Choral Society, under talented conductor George de Voil, is performing Mendelssohn’s choral masterpiece Elijah with professional orchestra and soloists in the beautiful Memorial Chapel at Charterhouse School on Sunday 30 March 2025. Elijah was one of Mendelssohn’s last compositions, but still full of youthful vigour and music, magnificently dramatising the life of the prophet. He died the following year, aged only 38. First performed in 1846 and well-loved in its time, its popularity declined in the last century as it was thought over dramatic. Recently revived, the piece is again regarded as a success. Mendelssohn’s most monumental oratorio brings the bible story to life with operatic gusto. Come and be swept away. For further information and tickets, visit godalmingchoral.org.uk.