A festival of Handel’s music
When Rideau Chorale selected Handel’s Coronation Anthems for their spring concert, they had no idea that monarchy might be the future of our neighbour to the south. But, like much classical music, these stirring and beautiful pieces were composed in a time when monarchy was the dominant form of government. “Handel was born in Germany,” says Rideau Chorale Music Director Kevin Reeves, “but he relocated to Britain and was declared a naturalized citizen by…