Coronation and Celebration
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Handel’s Coronation Anthems · Alec Roth’s A Time to Dance
Saturday 12 December 2026 · 7.00pm
O2 Guildhall Southampton
What does it mean to celebrate together?
From the splendour of a royal coronation to the rhythms of everyday life, this concert brings together music that explores how we mark the moments that matter.
Handel’s Coronation Anthems, written for the coronation of George II in 1727, include the much-loved Zadok the Priest — music designed for ceremony, spectacle and a shared public occasion.
Alec Roth’s A Time to Dance turns to celebration on a more human scale. Inspired by the changing seasons and the rhythms of a lifetime, it moves through Spring Morning, Summer Noon, Autumn Evening and Winter Night, bringing together poetry, changing musical textures and the invitation to work, rest, mourn, rejoice — and dance.
Together, these two works offer two very different visions of celebration: the public ceremony and the personal experience, the grand occasion and the moments we share with one another.
Performed by:
Southampton Philharmonic Choir
Southampton University Philharmonic Choir
Oxford Bach Soloists
with soloists:
Holly Smith — soprano
Alicia Hunt — mezzo-soprano
Hamish Garland — tenor
Iris Oliver — bass-baritone
Conducted by Cole Bendall, in his first concert as the newly appointed Musical Director of Southampton Philharmonic Choir.
🎟️ Tickets: £19.60 · £26.20 · £32.80
All prices include booking fees and the £2 O2 Guildhall restoration levy. Concessions are available for disabled patrons, accompanying carers, jobseekers, students and children.
Doors 6.00pm · Concert 7.00pm
📍 O2 Guildhall Southampton
A concert about ceremony, community, time — and music.
#Southampton #ClassicalMusic #Handel #AlecRoth #ChoralMusic #LiveMusic #SouthamptonPhilharmonic
Saturday 12 December 2026 · 7.00pm
O2 Guildhall Southampton
What does it mean to celebrate together?
From the splendour of a royal coronation to the rhythms of everyday life, this concert brings together music that explores how we mark the moments that matter.
Handel’s Coronation Anthems, written for the coronation of George II in 1727, include the much-loved Zadok the Priest — music designed for ceremony, spectacle and a shared public occasion.
Alec Roth’s A Time to Dance turns to celebration on a more human scale. Inspired by the changing seasons and the rhythms of a lifetime, it moves through Spring Morning, Summer Noon, Autumn Evening and Winter Night, bringing together poetry, changing musical textures and the invitation to work, rest, mourn, rejoice — and dance.
Together, these two works offer two very different visions of celebration: the public ceremony and the personal experience, the grand occasion and the moments we share with one another.
Performed by:
Southampton Philharmonic Choir
Southampton University Philharmonic Choir
Oxford Bach Soloists
with soloists:
Holly Smith — soprano
Alicia Hunt — mezzo-soprano
Hamish Garland — tenor
Iris Oliver — bass-baritone
Conducted by Cole Bendall, in his first concert as the newly appointed Musical Director of Southampton Philharmonic Choir.
🎟️ Tickets: £19.60 · £26.20 · £32.80
All prices include booking fees and the £2 O2 Guildhall restoration levy. Concessions are available for disabled patrons, accompanying carers, jobseekers, students and children.
Doors 6.00pm · Concert 7.00pm
📍 O2 Guildhall Southampton
A concert about ceremony, community, time — and music.
#Southampton #ClassicalMusic #Handel #AlecRoth #ChoralMusic #LiveMusic #SouthamptonPhilharmonic
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Where is it happening?
O2 Guildhall Southampton, The Guildhall Box Office, West Marlands Road, Southampton, SO14 7LP, United Kingdom
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