The concert features George Frideric Handel’s four “Coronation Anthems” (originally commissioned for the coronation of George II in 1727), Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry’s “I was glad” (composed for the coronation of Edward VII in 1902) as well as Handel’s Organ Concerto.
The Choir and Young Choristers of Christ Church Cathedral will be accompanied by an orchestra and directed by Donald Hunt, Director of Music. The organ will be played by Mark McDonald, Assistant Director of Music.