Last evening, the 16 children in the photo below made us very proud. They sang the Children’s Choir role in the UK premiere of Jubilate Deo, a work by Cecilia MacDowall. The performance took place in St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle.
It was a great privilege to be chosen for this prestigious concert with four local adult choirs. They also joined in Walton’s arrangement of the National Anthem and ‘We’ll Meet Again‘ accompanied by the Orpheus Orchestra.
Gillian
Platinum Jubilee Concert – A Celebration of Music
7:30pm, Friday 3 June 2022
This special event, celebrating The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, was a celebration in music of this remarkable and unique anniversary. The programme included music from around the United Kingdom used on royal occasions, written during The Queen’s Reign, and premiered at this concert.
Programme:
| Ulrich Roever & Michael Korb | Highland Cathedral |
| Handel | Zadok The Priest |
| Cecilia McDowall | Jubilate (UK Premiere) |
| Vaughan Williams | Prelude on Rhosymedre |
| Walton | Touch her soft lips, and part, from Henry V |
| Bernstein | Chichester Psalms |
| Interval | |
| Parry | I was Glad |
| Elgar | Nimrod |
| Wood | Fantasia on British Sea Songs arr. Chilcot |
| Walton | National Anthem |
Compere, Conductor and Performers
| Compere | Petroc Trelawny |
| Conductor | Oliver Gooch |
| Orchestra | Orpheus Sinfonia |
| Soprano | Miriam Allan |
| Counter-tenor | Tom Lilburn |
| Jubilee Singers comprising members of | Quire Voices, Voci, Cantorum, Windsor & Eton Choral Society and Lay Clerks of St George’s Chapel |
| With | Taplow Children’s Choir |