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In commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the death of George Frideric Handel and the 800th anniversary of the University of Cambridge comes a brand new recording of Handel's crowning masterpiece, the oratorio Messiah.
The Choir of King's College, Cambridge will perform Handel's Messiah, on Palm Sunday, 5 April 2009, in the magnificent setting of King's College Chapel. The performance will be conducted by Stephen Cleobury, Director of Music at King's, and features the Academy of Ancient Music and soloists Ailish Tynan, Alice Coote, Allan Clayton and Matthew Rose.
The concert will be shown live by major cinema chains in the UK - including Picturehouse Cinemas, Empire Cinemas, Curzon Cinemas, Everyman and Screen on the Green - the first ever live cinema broadcast of a choral concert.
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