FULL PROGRAM:
Zadok the Priest
The King Shall Rejoice
Music for the Royal Fireworks
Selections from Water Music
STUDENT VOICE EXCHANGE:
Maryland State Boychoir
BACHFEST ONLINE AUCTION & LIVE SOIREE EVENT
FREE Soirée Event to conclude the Bachfest Online Auction starts directly after the concert
Join us for a Handel Festival! The Bach in Baltimore Choir and Orchestra, with the Maryland State Boychoir, celebrate the pomp and fanfare of some of Handel’s most famous Coronation Anthems, including Zadok the Priest and The King Shall Rejoice. Handel initially composed the works for the coronation of Great Britain’s King George II in 1727, but they have been used ever since for the coronation ceremonies of successive British monarchs, including Queen Elizabeth, the longest-standing monarch in Great Britain’s history. Traditionally, Zadok the Priest is performed during the sovereign’s anointing. The joyful The King Shall Rejoice follows, ending in a closing “Alleluia” played at the precise moment the king or queen is crowned. The concert includes The Music for the Royal Fireworks and excerpts from Water Music. The Music for Royal Fireworks is a band suite composed by Handel to celebrate the end of the War of the Austrian Succession and the signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. It premiered with fireworks in London’s Green Park for an audience of over 12,000 in 1749. Water Music is an ebullient collection of orchestral movements commissioned by King George. It premiered on July 17, 1717 on the River Thames. The quartet of popular works made Handel a legend in his own time and secured his place as one of the greatest composers the world has ever known.
Maryland State Boychoir
Founded in 1987 by Frank Cimino with just 14 boys, the mission of The Maryland State Boychoir has remained clear: to foster the boychoir tradition by offering talented boys opportunities to sing and build self-esteem, self-discipline and character. Thirty years later, the Boychoir still embraces that goal.
Today, The Maryland State Boychoir (MSB), Maryland’s “Official Goodwill Ambassadors,” is comprised of approximately 130 choristers, ages 7 to 20, who represent a wide range of ethnic, socioeconomic, and religious backgrounds. They come from nine Maryland counties, Baltimore City, and the D.C. suburbs.
The Maryland State Boychoir is a diverse group of talented boys who love to sing. Qualified applicants are accepted regardless of their families’ financial means and are not discriminated against on any basis. Prior musical training is not expected, but an audition is required. Auditions are held in the fall, winter and spring for potential members who are not required to have prior music training. A qualified applicant is any boy who loves to sing, is committed to the organization, and can sing in tune with a pleasant voice.
Not only do choristers receive training in voice lessons and music theory, they also develop friendships with boys from varied backgrounds, build self-esteem and self-discipline through hard work and dedication, and develop a sense of community through their commitment to the organization.
BACHFEST ONLINE AUCTION & LIVE SOIREE EVENT
Join us after the Handel Festival Concert on May 1 for our Live Soirée Event to conclude the Bachfest Online Auction. Light fare and beverages provided by Panache Fine Catering will be served in a gallery setting of artworks by local artists. Meet and mingle with the artists and musicians of the Handel Festival.
Time: 5:30-6:30 pm, immediately following the Handel Festival
Cost: FREE (with purchase of May 1 concert ticket) — Donations Appreciated!
Place: Church of the Resurrection, 11525 Greenspring Ave., Timonium