The English Baroque Orchestra and Chorus Sample Programmes ALL Programmes: © Graham Lea-Cox From Purcell and Handel to Boyce and ArneOrchestral forces unless otherwise stated: 2202 2000 Drums Strings Continuo (Portative & Great Organ) 1. Coronation Music for the Hanoverian Kings of EnglandWilliam Boyce: For the Coronation of George III, 1761: The King Shall Rejoice / The Lord is a SunGeorge Frederic Handel: For the Coronation of George II, 1727:To be chosen from:Zadok the PriestLet Thy Hand be StrengthenedThe King Shall RejoiceMy Heart is Inditingor a complete performance of:George Frederic Handel: Music for the Coronation of George II, 1727:Zadok the PriestLet Thy Hand be StrengthenedThe King Shall RejoiceMy Heart is Inditing.2. Music for the Church, Saints, Kings and Paupers. Henry Purcell:An Ode on St. Cecilia’s Day 1692 – ‘Hail, Bright Cecilia’orAn Ode for the Birthday of Queen Mary, 1694 – ‘Come, Come Ye Sons of Art’For recorders; theorbo/harpsichord and bass viol continuoGeorge Frederic Handel: For the Coronation of George II, 1727: The King Shall Rejoice / My Heart is InditingWilliam Boyce:O be Joyful in God all ye LandsWritten for the Installation of the Duke of Newcastle as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, 1749orLord, Thou hast been our refuge (1755) [c. 30′]Written for the annual service of the Corporation of the Sons of the Clergy (Orphans), St. Paul’s CathedralOther Repertoire Suggestions:George Frederic Handel: Foundling Hospital Anthem (1749) ‘Blessed are they that considereth the poor’for SSAT soloists, SATB ChorusWilliam Boyce: The Souls of the Righteous – the “Funeral Anthem” for AT soloists, SATB chorus; 2001 2200 T Stgs Cont. Written to console the Royal Family upon the death of George II)Thomas Arne: Libera Me (Requiem) for BTS soloists,SATB Chorus& orchestra;Arne, a Roman Catholic, wrote this in 1770 on the death of a friend. More 18th Century British Repertoire Contact Us