Everything you wanted to know about Handel but were afraid to ask.

The greatest composer of all time? The Lloyd Webber of his day? Same difference?

Whatever your opinion of Handel, don't miss the opportunity to hear those of Donald Burrows (author of the definitive handbook Handel: Messiah), Jeremy Black (author of Eighteenth Century Britain) and members of The Sixteen on Sunday 5th April.
Held in the delightful and aptly Baroque Trinity College of Music, Greenwich, tickets are on sale now from the National Centre for Early Music and cost £30 (includes cups of tea and/or coffee)or £25 if booked with a Choral Pilgrimage concert ticket.

Book now: 01904 651 485

CP9 gets underway

After more than a year of planning, the first day, of 27 days of reckoning was upon us last Friday as we were in Guildford Cathedral for the first performance of the 2009 Choral Pilgrimage. To add to the excitement the concert was being recorded for a CORO live disc that'll be on general release in April.

Check back here to watch a short 'making of' film in the next few days. In the meantime, it's on to the University cities of Cambridge and Oxford on March 13 & 14 respectively. The Sixteen formed in Oxford so it'll be an especially memorable performance for Harry Christophers as the group he formed, back in 1979, celebrates its thirtieth anniversary.