Amen - Westminster Abbey Choir & Last Post

[Cjaz84]

"Did the band play the last post and chorus....did the fifes play the flowers of the forest"

Bless the new breed, and honor the old.

[ifuliki]

The stone over the body of the unknown warrior brouht tears. I remember those mosty young men whose lives were thrown away in that stupid fiasco in the year 1914 and the years after. I remember too those of my own kin who perished in both of the world wars. I those who start wars were made to serve in them.......

[lewismurray1]

"They shall not grow old as we that are left grow old. Age shall not weary them nor the years condemn, at the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them"

[ShortsGardens]

British Army.

[treblechoir99]

Historic moment.

[handelfan610]

that amen is absolutely beautiful...i love how it ascends at the beginning.

[ANTOONMAKA]

"We are the dead. Short days ago/ We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,/ Loved, and were loved, and now we lie/ In Flanders fields..."

John McCrea, MD - 1915

La Belgique doit beaucoup aux troupes britanniques et du Commonwealth. Nous n'oublions pas!

[notyobs]

Merci.

[xav233]

vive les canadiens!!

[adontebos]

thank you my granfathers my father for your lives so we may live our tommorows

[03hancocks]

I actually sang in the funeral, I'm two to the left of the boy with the medal in the panning shot of the choristers, it was one of the most amazing experiences of my life! (Interesting note: there were more than two buglers playing in the last post, but they were hidden by the shape of the organ loft so couldn't get in shot.)

[notyobs]

Wow, you LUCKY thing, what an experience being in Westminster Abbey's choir .... and being at great occasions such as this. Do you still sing?

[03hancocks]

It was one the most amazing things I've done to date! I do, I sing countertenor now though (used to sing bass but then there were no altos at my school!).

[bessat49]

@03hancocks

my husband was one of the buglers and I can assure you there were only TWO of them playing !!!!

[frphilipmullen]

May HMTQM Rest In Peace, as She does -- for She is one of Christ's Saints. Thank God for Her Majesty's loyal service to God and Country!

GSTQ! :)

[Plowhandle]

The bugler on the left weeps throughout his presentation.

God bless good Queen Mother Elizabeth for her dutiful service thruout the War Years and beyond.

Our nation mourns.

[edders05]

oooh! The transition is really jarring...

[RyanGolddRedux]

Do you have a good picture of the Chapel Royal uniform?

[B21983]

Britain and the Commonwealth lost a great and gracious lady

[FunkyDunkyTheMunky]

I think that this is the "Gibbons" Amen - no 662 in the Church Hymnary 3rd Edition. Its used alot in St Giles' Edinburgh. I love it, very boring bass part tho... :P

[notyobs]

:-)

[RyanControl]

Oh, at first I though you were saying that was the last video you would post!