Music chosen for its thrill factor: from trumpets and drums to soaring choral voices, this programme has a 'Last Night of the Proms' feel. It features the great and the good of English music of the past including Handel, Holst, Elgar and Walton.
Hubert Parry: I was glad when they said unto me, Op. 51, "Psalm 122"
I was glad when they said unto me, Op. 51, "Psalm 122"
Jeremiah Clarke: Suite in D major: IV. The Prince of Denmark's March, "Trumpet Voluntary" (arr. for organ)
Suite in D major: IV. The Prince of Denmark's March, "Trumpet Voluntary" (arr. for organ)
Edward Elgar: Imperial March, Op. 32 (arr. for organ)
Imperial March, Op. 32 (arr. for organ)
William Byrd: O Noble England
O Noble England
Hubert Parry: Jerusalem
Jerusalem
Gustav Holst: The Planets, Op. 32
The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity
Henry Purcell: Trumpet Tune and Air
The Indian Queen, Z. 630: Trumpet Tune and Air
George Frideric Handel: Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351: VI. Menuet II
John Dowland: The Most Sacred Queen Elizabeth, her Galliard, P. 41
The Most Sacred Queen Elizabeth, her Galliard, P. 41
William Walton: Crown Imperial
Crown Imperial
Edward Elgar: Military March No. 1 in D major, Op. 39, "Pomp and Circumstance" (Land of Hope and Glory)
Military March No. 1 in D major, Op. 39, "Pomp and Circumstance" (Land of Hope and Glory)
Thomas Augustine Arne: Alfred: Rule Britannia
Alfred: Rule Britannia
George Frideric Handel: Water Music: Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348
Water Music: Suite No. 1 in F major, HWV 348: IX. Hornpipe
William Byrd: Rejoice unto the Lord
Rejoice unto the Lord
Edward Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma"
Variations on an Original Theme, Op. 36, "Enigma": Variation 9: Nimrod (A. J. Jaeger)
William Walton: Spitfire Prelude and Fugue
Spitfire Prelude and Fugue
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I was glad when they said unto me, Op. 51, "Psalm 122"