Handel Plus

This exciting concert is book-ended by two of Handel’s most popular works: Zadok the Priest, performed at every coronation since it was written for George II in 1727 and The Water Music, written in 1717 in which the players were seated in barges on the River Thames. In contrast is the Mass for Choir and Orchestra, a most attractive setting by the well-known local composer, Jim Cooke, who studied at Liverpool Hope University. Another piece by a Hope musician is Idyll by Harriet Blaney-Green, a lyrical work for wind band. HMC gave this piece its first performance in Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral.