Donald Burrows is an Emeritus Professor of Music at The Open University, a Vice-President of the Händelgesellschaft, Chairman of the Handel Institute, General Editor of the Novello Handel Edition series and a member of the Editorial Board of the Hallische Händel-Ausgabe. Helen Coffey is a Senior Lecturer in Music at the Open University and a Council Member of The Handel Institute. John Greenacombe is a Visiting Research Fellow at The Open University and a Trustee of the Handel Institute. Anthony Hicks combined a career as a computer systems analyst with an influential role as a researcher, critic and author on musical topics, particularly relating to Handel. He died in 2010.