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Festivities, Fanfares and Fireworks
Celebratory masterpieces in the beauty of Canterbury Cathedral Nave
Add to my Calendar 17-10-2026 19:30 17-10-2026 21:30 36 Festivities, Fanfares and Fireworks Join Canterbury Choral Society and the London Mozart Players for an evening of celebratory masterpieces in the beauty of Canterbury Cathedral Nave. Bringing together the glory of the High Baroque and Classical periods, this concert combines two of Handel’s majestic anthems written for the Coronation of King George II in 1727, together with the music he wrote for a grand fireworks display following a victory against the French. This is followed by one of the finest of Haydn’s six great masses, his Harmoniemesse, written for the name day of Princess Maria Josepha Hermengilde Esterházy, the wife of his patron. Canterbury Cathedral, Canterbury DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Canterbury Cathedral
The Precincts
Canterbury
Kent
CT1 2EH
England
Tickets
Prices: £34, £28, £23, £18, £15
Booking line: 01227 457568
Book Tickets
Programme
George Frideric Handel – The King Shall Rejoice, HWV 260
Joseph Haydn – Mass no.14 in B flat major 'Harmoniemesse', Hob.XXII:14
George Frideric Handel – Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
George Frideric Handel – Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened, HWV 259
Performers
Richard Cooke – Conductor
Anna-Luise Wagner – Soprano
Meriel Cunningham – mezzo-soprano
Nicholas Madden – Baritone / Tenor
Benjamin Bevan – bass
Canterbury Choral Society
London Mozart Players
Canterbury Choral Society Youth Choir
Programme Note
Join Canterbury Choral Society and the London Mozart Players for an evening of celebratory masterpieces in the beauty of Canterbury Cathedral Nave.
Bringing together the glory of the High Baroque and Classical periods, this concert combines two of Handel’s majestic anthems written for the Coronation of King George II in 1727, together with the music he wrote for a grand fireworks display following a victory against the French.
This is followed by one of the finest of Haydn’s six great masses, his Harmoniemesse, written for the name day of Princess Maria Josepha Hermengilde Esterházy, the wife of his patron.
