| Main Performers | Richard Pearce - organ,
Rico Tice - speaker, |
| Orchestra or Band | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,
Epiphoni Consort |
| Set List | 'God Save the King' (The National Anthem), trad., arr. Jacob,
'Zadok the Priest', Handel,
'Ave Verum Corpus', Mozart,
'Stabat Mater eja, Mater', Dvorak,
'Dies Irae' from Requiem, Verdi,
'Nimrod' from Enigma Variations, E Elgar,
'Dream of Gerontius', E Elgar,
'Hallelujah Chorus' from Messiah, Handel arr. W Shaw
INTERVAL
'The Hymn of Jesus', Holst,
'Overture' from The Song of Hiawatha, S Coleridge-Taylor,
'A Cradle Song', Panufnik,
'Bogoroditse Dyevo', S Rachmaninov,
'Bogoroditse Dyevo', A Part,
'I Was Glad', H Parry, arr. Jacob,
ENCORE
'Jerusalem', H Parry, arr. Elgar |
| Performance Notes | Music fit for a king! On coronation weekend, join the Royal Choral Society for a choral music extravaganza as it celebrates the crowning of our new king and marks the choirs own 150th anniversary. If you sing, then youll be able join in Beltissimo for Parrys coronation anthem I Was Glad, (Download sheet music here) together with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the mighty 9,999-pipe organ, all under the baton of the choirs Music Director, Richard Cooke and presented by author and broadcaster Zeb Soanes.
Since its inaugural concert in the Hall on 8 May 1872, the Royal Choral Society named by Queen Victoria herself has been conducted by some of the worlds greatest composers, including Verdi, Dvorák and Elgar. This celebratory afternoon concert will showcase the highlights of their choral repertoire, alongside music by Handel, Mozart, Coleridge-Taylor, Rachmaninoff and Panufnik, plus a few surprises along the way. Parrys I Was Glad will bring the concert to a glorious finale, with a choir on stage and in the auditorium of more than 1000 voices.
After the Covid woes, lets celebrate our new king, revel in the sheer joy of singing and raise the roof of Londons favourite venue! |
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Programme (RAHE/1/2023/20) |