A White woman with straight dark hair, a Black woman with curly dark hair, and a White woman with blond hair in a bun sing in a chorus

Handel's Coronation Anthem No. 1, “Zadok the Priest”

Music of the Baroque

Recorded live at the Harris Theater in September 2018, Handel's Coronation Anthem No. 1, “Zadok the Priest,” has been performed at every coronation at Westminster Abbey since its debut in 1727. Dame Jane Glover leads the Music of the Baroque Chorus and Orchestra in this uplifting work, which is further enhanced by Glover's own commentary onsite in Westminster Abbey.

Timeless works, boundless passion, superb artistry and high-energy concerts characterize Music of the Baroque.

One of the few groups of its stature in the country devoted to the performance of eighteenth-century works, Music of the Baroque is consistently positioned among Chicago’s leading classical music groups. Opera News calls Music of the Baroque “one of Chicago’s musical glories” and the Chicago Sun-Times writes, “Lyric Opera of Chicago and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra may be the big guys on the local classical music scene, but in terms of sheer quality of performance…Music of the Baroque inhabits the same stratosphere.”

Under the direction of internationally acclaimed British conductor Jane Glover, Music of the Baroque has presented Chicago audiences with premier and revival presentations of early masterpieces, drawing particular praise for its performances of the major choral works of J. S. Bach and Handel.