Canticum – Restoration – 7.30pm
THE RETURN OF THE KING AND THE
FLOWERING OF THE ENGLISH BAROQUE
Canticum returns to live concert performance with a celebration of the Restoration, charting the re-establishment of choral singing in the 17th Century. The programme starts with music from the coronation of Charles II in 1660, before exploring a wide range of anthems, motets, canticles and verse anthems from some of England’s finest composers. It finishes with music composed by Handel for the coronation of George II in 1727.
10 November 2021
7.30pm
Holy Trinity Sloane Square
Henry Lawes Zadok the Priest
Pelham Humfrey Like as the hart
William Child O Lord, grant the King a long life
John Blow Salvator mundi
Henry Purcell Magnificat in G minor Remember not, Lord, our offences I was glad Hear my prayer, O Lord
INTERVAL
Henry Purcell Jehova, quam multi sunt hostes mei
Funeral Music for Queen Mary
William Boyce O, where shall wisdom be found?
Maurice Greene Thou visitest the earth Lord, let me know mine