Royal Wedding 2011 - 'This is the day' by Rutter

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Uploaded by on May 1, 2011

The performance of the specially commissioned piece 'This is the Day' by John Rutter. Performed the choir of Westminster Abbey at the marriage ceremony of Prince William and Kate Middleton on Friday April 29th 2011. An unforgettable day. As most will probably know, only a few bars into the piece, you can easily identify it as being Rutter!! I managed to copy this in HD, so it slightly better quality than the video clip of the opening.

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  • @jonnyk5614 You sound like "disgusted from Tunbridge Wells" :). The fact is, for huge numbers of people, this piece was the highlight of the service, and it moved them deeply - one only has to look at the thousands of really quite moving comments here and elsewhere from people whose musical tastes don't usually include church anthems. If a composer communicates, evokes deep emotions, on such a vast scale as this, then that's a true musician.

  • i thought this song was beautiful song for this beautiful wedding!!! It was perfect for them!!! B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!

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  • Absolutely love this piece as with all Rutter. While watching the Royal Wedding, this song actually made me cry. 

  • I LOVE JOHN RUTTER....AND BOYCHOIRS!!

  • the memories of the day are pure joy, a glorious sunny day throughout the UK..

  • @jonnyk5614 You must have no taste at all! This is overwhelmingly beautiful music, flawlessly performed. If you didn't like it, you weren't forced to endure it. Just click on the red X and it'll go away.

  • This gives me good chill's!!!!!!

  • This choir is just magnificent and what a beautiful song for a beautiful day and couple

  • This piece was one of the musical highlights of the day!!! Beautiful pice of music.

  • @sanmiggers I think you will find she is not even that as the Queen gave William a Dukedom, he is HRH. Prince William, Duke of Cambridge and she is HRH. Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

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