HANDEL AND
THE ROYALS
Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline
Ode for the Birthday of
Queen Anne
Anthem for the Wedding of Prince Frederick and Princess Augusta
Sunday, February 28, 7:30 PM
First United Methodist Church, Evanston Ticket price: $60, $45, $38
Monday, March 1, 7:30 PM
Harris Theater, Chicago
(Millennium Park)
Ticket Prices: $75, $60, $45, $38, $30
Funeral Anthem for Queen Caroline, HWV 264,”The ways of Zion do mourn”
Ode for Birthday of Queen Anne, HWV 74, “Eternal source of light divine”
Music of the Baroque
Chorus and
Orchestra
Christine Brandes, soprano
Daniel Taylor, countertenor
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Neal Davies, bass-baritone
Some of Handel’s most brilliant choral music was inspired by royal occasions. A festive wedding anthem and the birthday ode for Queen Anne sparkle with energy and grandeur, while the monumental funeral anthem Handel wrote for his childhood friend Queen Caroline is a powerful expression of public sorrow and personal grief.
