Coronation Celebration!

Music fit for a King! On coronation weekend, the Royal Choral Society presented a choral music extravaganza as it celebrated the crowning of our new King and marked the choir’s own 150th anniversary. Singers were able join in ‘beltissimo’ for Parry’s coronation anthem 'I Was Glad', together with the Epiphoni Consort, 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.

Download the music for 'I Was Glad' here.

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!

[If your music-making group is a member of Making Music, then you can enjoy an exclusive 20% discount on all STALLS and ARENA seats when booking for 4 or more in a single booking (subject to availbility). For information on how to book, please log on to the Making Music website here.]