Event listing: Music from the 1953 Coronation | Royal Festival Hall | Tue 4 Jun 2013 at 19:30

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Southbank Centre: Royal Festival HallBelvedere Road, London, Greater London, SE1 8XX, United Kingdom

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Programme

Walton, William (1902-1983)	Belshazzar's Feast
Handel, George Frideric (1685-1759)	Zadok the Priest, HWV 258: God save the King
Vaughan Williams, Ralph (1872-1958)	Fantasia on "Greensleeves"
Parry, Sir Charles Hubert Hastings (1848-1918)	I was glad
Walton, William (1902-1983)	Coronation Te Deum
Walton, William (1902-1983)	Orb and Sceptre, Coronation March
Elgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934)	Enigma Variations, Op.36: Nimrod
Elgar, Sir Edward (1857-1934)	Pomp and Circumstance March no. 1 in D Major, Op.39

Performers

Crouch End Festival Chorus
Hertfordshire Chorus
The Dessoff Symphonic Choir
London Orchestra da Camera
David Temple	Conductor
Ashley Riches	Baritone

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Pomp and circumstance: Music from the 1953 Coronation

Julia Savage, 10th June

The 60th anniversary of Her Majesty’s Coronation has prompted much festivity and reminiscence. To be on the throne for such a long time is a remarkable achievement, and to be almost as active as ever in carrying out royal duties 60 years on even more so; events such as the service of celebration at Westminster Abbey, and the many Coronation-related television and radio broadcasts, have provided an

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