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Music of Celebration
An evening of joyous music and choral celebration
Part of the North Herts Guild of Singers 2021/22 Season
Add to my Calendar 02-04-2022 19:30 02-04-2022 21:30 36 Music of Celebration The concert features Handel’s Coronation anthems, commissioned for the coronation of King George II, which represent some of his most vivacious and musically satisfying writing. The set is most known for the infamous ‘Zadok the Priest’ a favourite of classical audiences and football crowds alike but it is perhaps in the other anthems where Handel’s exquisite counterpoint and melodic capabilities come to the fore. The Coronation anthems are paired with Stanford’s majestic Te Deum in B flat, orchestrated for the coronation of Edward VII in 1902, and Mozart’s exuberant Missa Brevis in B flat - a charming piece that combines intuitive musical design with characteristic Mozartian flair and wit. Walsworth Road Baptist Church, Hitchin DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Walsworth Road Baptist Church
Walsworth Road
Hitchin
Hertfordshire
SG4 9SP
England
Programme
George Frideric Handel – Coronation Anthems, HWV 258-261
Charles Villiers Stanford – Te Deum in B flat, Op.10
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Missa brevis in B-flat major, K.275/272b
Performers
Harry Bradford – Conductor
Richard Leach – organ
Claire Ward – soprano
Sally Lundgren – mezzo-soprano
Alexander Hume – Tenor
Johannes Moore – Bass
North Herts Guild of Singers
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Programme Note
The concert features Handel’s Coronation anthems, commissioned for the coronation of King George II, which represent some of his most vivacious and musically satisfying writing. The set is most known for the infamous ‘Zadok the Priest’ a favourite of classical audiences and football crowds alike but it is perhaps in the other anthems where Handel’s exquisite counterpoint and melodic capabilities come to the fore. The Coronation anthems are paired with Stanford’s majestic Te Deum in B flat, orchestrated for the coronation of Edward VII in 1902, and Mozart’s exuberant Missa Brevis in B flat - a charming piece that combines intuitive musical design with characteristic Mozartian flair and wit.
