The first in a series of concerts visiting three churches Handel would have known and frequented during his long residence in London. The trail begins in Westminster Abbey, where Handel was buried in 1759. Soloists, Choir of Westminster Abbey, Academy of Ancient Music, conductor James O'Donnell
Handel Coronation Anthem: Zadok the Priest, HWV258; Revenge, Timotheus Cries (Alexander's Feast); Will the Sun
Forget to Streak (Solomon); Despair No More Shall Wound Me (Semele); To Thee
Thou Glorious Son of God (Theodora); Dull Delay, in Piercing Anguish; Waft Her,
Angels, through the Skies; Oh Spare Your Daughter (Jephtha), Coronation Anthem: The King Shall Rejoice, HWV260
8.30 Twenty Minutes: Around and About ... Handel's London
David Huckvale continues his guide to
European cities with a picture of London life in the 1740s.
8.50 Handel Te Deum in D, HWV283
(Dettingen)
See also tomorrow 10.05am and 2.30pm