Archived event
Performance details
Saturday 29 March 2025 at 2pm
Arts Centre Melbourne, Hamer Hall
Program
Handel Coronation Anthems
Vaughan Williams O taste and see
McKie We wait for thy loving kindness
Paul Mealor Kyrie
Roxanna Panufnik Coronation Sanctus
Tarik O'Regan Coronation Agnus Dei
Weelkes O Lord, grant the King
Parry I was Glad
Music fit for Royalty
The MSO Chorus performs music fit for Royalty at this celebratory concert of choral music traditionally performed at British coronations.
Originally commissioned for the coronation of George II in 1727, Handel’s anthems Zadok the Priest, Let Thy Hand Be Strengthened, The King Shall Rejoice, and My Heart Is Inditing have regularly been included in coronations since.
This performance also includes additional works commissioned for these royal occasions, including recent compositions performed at King Charles III's coronation in May 2023.
Featuring
MSO Musicians
MSO Chorus
Warren Trevelyan-Jones chorus director
Soloists from Melba Opera Trust
Eden Shifroni soprano
Damian Arnold tenor
Jack Bolton bass
Presented in collaboration with Melba Opera Trust
