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Handel: Majesty and Fireworks

Part of the York Concerts 2025/2026

Add to my Calendar 17-04-2026 19:00 17-04-2026 21:00 36 Handel: Majesty and Fireworks Following their thrilling collaboration last season on Bach's Mass in B Minor, The 24 again unite with dynamic period ensemble Manchester Baroque – now in its seventh year – for a resplendent all-Handel programme (to be repeated at Hallé St Peter's on 29 May). Joined by a trio of stellar soloists (including from the ranks of I Fagiolini), our forces will revel in the composer at his most regal, including the Coronation Anthems penned for the 1727 crowning of George II and his magnificent Music for the Royal Fireworks conceived to accompany celebratory pyrotechnics in London's Green Park marking the end of the War of the Austrian Succession in 1749. Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall
University of York
York
YO10 5DD
England

Programme

George Frideric Handel – Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
George Frideric Handel – Coronation Anthems, HWV 258-261
George Frideric Handel – Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74

Performers

Emily Vine – soprano
Martha McLorinan – mezzo-soprano
Frederick Long – Bass

The 24
Manchester Baroque

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Programme Note

Following their thrilling collaboration last season on Bach's Mass in B Minor, The 24 again unite with dynamic period ensemble Manchester Baroque – now in its seventh year – for a resplendent all-Handel programme (to be repeated at Hallé St Peter's on 29 May). Joined by a trio of stellar soloists (including from the ranks of I Fagiolini), our forces will revel in the composer at his most regal, including the Coronation Anthems penned for the 1727 crowning of George II and his magnificent Music for the Royal Fireworks conceived to accompany celebratory pyrotechnics in London's Green Park marking the end of the War of the Austrian Succession in 1749.

Handel: Majesty and Fireworks

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