Coronation Celebration

Handel Zadok the Priest
Mozart Ave Verum Corpus
Dvořák Eia Mater from Stabat Mater
Verdi Dies Irae from Requiem
Elgar Nimrod
Elgar Praise to the Holiest from The Dream of Gerontius
Handel Hallelujah Chorus
Holst The Hymn of Jesus
Coleridge-Taylor Hiawatha's Wedding Feast (excerpt)
Panufnik Cradle Song
Rachmaninoff Bogoroditse Dyevo
Pärt Bogoroditse Dyevo
Parry I Was Glad

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 choir’s own 150th anniversary. If you sing, then you’ll be able join in Beltissimo for Parry’s coronation anthem I Was Glad, together with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the mighty 9,999-pipe organ, all under the baton of the choir’s 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 world’s greatest composers, including Verdi, Dvořák 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. Parry’s 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, let’s celebrate our new king, revel in the sheer joy of singing and raise the roof of London’s favourite venue!