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🎶 Twelve newly commissioned pieces of music will be performed at the Coronation of The King and The Queen Consort at @westminsterabbeylondon, showcasing musical talent from across the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.
A range of musical styles and performers blend tradition, heritage and ceremony with new musical voices of today, reflecting The King’s life-long love and support of music and the arts.
His Majesty has personally commissioned the new music and shaped and selected the musical programme for the Service, which will feature:
• A new Coronation Anthem by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
• A Coronation March by Patrick Doyle.
• A new commission for solo organ embracing musical themes from countries across the Commonwealth by Iain Farrington.
• At the request of His Majesty, in tribute to his late father, The Duke of Edinburgh, Greek Orthodox music will also feature in the Service performed by the Byzantine Chant Ensemble.
• Fanfares will be played by The State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry and The Fanfare Trumpeters of the Royal Air Force.
You can read more on our website (Link in bio)
🎶 Twelve newly commissioned pieces of music will be performed at the Coronation of The King and The Queen Consort at @westminsterabbeylondon, showcasing musical talent from across the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.
A range of musical styles and performers blend tradition, heritage and ceremony with new musical voices of today, reflecting The King’s life-long love and support of music and the arts.
His Majesty has personally commissioned the new music and shaped and selected the musical programme for the Service, which will feature:
• A new Coronation Anthem by Andrew Lloyd Webber.
• A Coronation March by Patrick Doyle.
• A new commission for solo organ embracing musical themes from countries across the Commonwealth by Iain Farrington.
• At the request of His Majesty, in tribute to his late father, The Duke of Edinburgh, Greek Orthodox music will also feature in the Service performed by the Byzantine Chant Ensemble.
• Fanfares will be played by The State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry and The Fanfare Trumpeters of the Royal Air Force.
You can read more on our website (Link in bio)