Wow! I'd never heard of this chorus until friends who teach at Tennessee State University (Nashville) mentioned sending a student to the 2009 concert. I wish I'd gone to an HBCU. I might have been able to participate in this experience. This is one of the hardest pieces to sing well and this chorus makes it look easy!
I'd love to see this year's performance.
I'd like to start something like this for music teachers and professors. I'll call it: The Professors' Symphony and Chorus.
It's called "Zadok the Priest". It's the coronation anthem for United Kingdom royalty. It was composed by George Frederic Handel for the coronation of George II of England in 1727. The conductor was J. Weldon Norris of Howard University.
i mean the actual crowning, which is indeed silent.
the people shout "God save the Queen" after the Crown is placed, but the abbey is utter silent while the Archbishop of Canterbury lifts the crown from its cushion and performs his duty.
Oddly enough the most sacred part of the Coronation is the Annointing,being the Spiritual part(as the Crowning is the Temporal)When the 1953 Coronation was televised all was shown,with the exception of the Annointing which wasn't,and takes place under a lowered canopy.
The Sovreign,who was annointed in a white dress/uniform now dons a shimmering gold robe This is thought to represent the Coronation of the Emperors of Byzantium
i sang this my freshman year of high skool... memories!!
icecreamprincess09 2 years ago
Wow! I'd never heard of this chorus until friends who teach at Tennessee State University (Nashville) mentioned sending a student to the 2009 concert. I wish I'd gone to an HBCU. I might have been able to participate in this experience. This is one of the hardest pieces to sing well and this chorus makes it look easy!
I'd love to see this year's performance.
I'd like to start something like this for music teachers and professors. I'll call it: The Professors' Symphony and Chorus.
MrCajohnson1907 2 years ago
Dr. Barr betta play!!!
jtoodle 3 years ago
OMG!!!! I love this choir u guys r awesome cant wait till we meet again and sing the people under the benches
crushakeys 3 years ago
I enjoyed the whole experience. It was a gr8 previlage to work with everyone. I love and miss you all.
Jimonne' G. Smith
Paul Quinn College
Yellowboiwonder 3 years ago
It's called "Zadok the Priest". It's the coronation anthem for United Kingdom royalty. It was composed by George Frederic Handel for the coronation of George II of England in 1727. The conductor was J. Weldon Norris of Howard University.
-Andrew W. Jenkins
Howard University
105 Voices of History
mrstudent191 3 years ago
thanks. i will update the title.
datmdboi 3 years ago
btw: its the music for the anointment part.
they never sing during the very coronation itself, thats a silent ceremony. ;)
rivenoak 2 years ago
@rivenoak
I don't know where you get the idea that the Coronation of a British Monarch is silent?
or do you mean just the actual crowning?
There is music played ALL through the service.Zadok the Priest is usually played during the Annointing of the Sovreign.
Just Google Coronation Music and you will see.
BTW I sang in the choir of the Chapel Royal Hampton Court so I do know my facts!
MrSwifts31 6 months ago
@MrSwifts31
i mean the actual crowning, which is indeed silent.
the people shout "God save the Queen" after the Crown is placed, but the abbey is utter silent while the Archbishop of Canterbury lifts the crown from its cushion and performs his duty.
rivenoak 6 months ago
@rivenoak
My apologies,I jumped too quickly at your answer!
Oddly enough the most sacred part of the Coronation is the Annointing,being the Spiritual part(as the Crowning is the Temporal)When the 1953 Coronation was televised all was shown,with the exception of the Annointing which wasn't,and takes place under a lowered canopy.
The Sovreign,who was annointed in a white dress/uniform now dons a shimmering gold robe This is thought to represent the Coronation of the Emperors of Byzantium
MrSwifts31 6 months ago