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A Coronation Celebration with Simon Callow and ORA Singers
The award-winning ORA Singers presents a spectacular concert celebrating the Coronation of King Charles III.
Add to my Calendar 03-05-2023 19:00 03-05-2023 21:00 36 A Coronation Celebration with Simon Callow and ORA Singers The award-winning ORA Singers presents a spectacular concert celebrating the Coronation of King Charles III. Join ORA Singers and the group's Director, Suzi Digby OBE, for a one-time-only performance with organ, brass and percussion exploring Music from Royal Occasions through four centuries, with favourites from Purcell, Handel, Elgar, and Parry, and other stunning works, that have been performed at Royal weddings and Coronations. This concert will feature the World Premiere of a new work by the multi-award winning composer, Peter Boyer, setting brand new text written to mark the Coronation. ORA Singers will be joined by the renowned actor, Simon Callow, reading first-hand accounts of Coronations across the centuries. St Paul's Church (Actors' Church), London DD/MM/YYYYDetails
St Paul's Church (Actors' Church)
Bedford Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2E 9ED
England
Programme
Thomas Weelkes – Thomas Weelkes (O Grant the King a Long Life)
Peter Boyer – Today we ask
William Walton – Coronation Te Deum
Paul Mealor – Ubi Caritas
Paul Mealor – We wait for thy loving kindness
William McKie – We wait for thy loving kindness
Bob Chilcott – O Lord, make thy servant Elizabeth our Queen
Henry Purcell – Hear My Prayer, O Lord, Z.15
John Redford – Rejoice in the Lord
James MacMillan – Who shall separate us?
John Rutter – This is the Day
William Byrd – I will not leave you comfortless
Judith Weir – By Wisdom
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry – I Was Glad
Performers
Suzi Digby OBE – Conductor
Simon Callow – Reader
ORA Singers
Programme Note
The award-winning ORA Singers presents a spectacular concert celebrating the Coronation of King Charles III.
Join ORA Singers and the group's Director, Suzi Digby OBE, for a one-time-only performance with organ, brass and percussion exploring Music from Royal Occasions through four centuries, with favourites from Purcell, Handel, Elgar, and Parry, and other stunning works, that have been performed at Royal weddings and Coronations.
This concert will feature the World Premiere of a new work by the multi-award winning composer, Peter Boyer, setting brand new text written to mark the Coronation. ORA Singers will be joined by the renowned actor, Simon Callow, reading first-hand accounts of Coronations across the centuries.
