SHAKESPEARE'S GOLDEN LYRICS AND LEO KING'S SUBLIME MUSIC - JUST PERFECT FOR THE QUEEN'S JUBILEE The Bard's hidden talent for magnificently marking Her Majesty's Golden Jubilee Year is stunningly revealed by English composer Leo King Four hundred years ago William Shakespeare wrote the perfect words for the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of HRH Queen Elizabeth II. They lay buried in Shakespeare's play King John, Act III, Scene 1, until composer Leo King discovered them and was immediately inspired to set them to music. What hath this day deserv'd ? what hath it done That it in golden letters should be set Among the high tides in the calendar ? This extraordinarily smooth, richly-textured and harmonious composition, with dynamic and exciting orchestration by Dr Peter Macdonald, Director of the acclaimed Cantamus Choir and Orchestra of London, is now available right here, free of charge, as The Jubilee Anthem by MP3 file download (7 MB approximately). This is our charitable contribution to the Golden Jubilee Year festivities. The yearly course that brings this day about Shall never see it but a holiday Nature and Fortune join'd to make thee great "As I was considering the idea of a new and dramatic choral composition to mark the Queen's Golden Jubilee" says Leo King, "I picked up Shakespeare's Collected Works. It fell open at King John, and the words 'golden letters... set among the high tides in the calendar' leapt out at me. It was a magically inspirational moment. Right away, a naturally climbing, tumescent musical figure came to me to fit the words precisely, readily delivering a regally festive motif". Download this fabulous music, free, by clicking here on Jubilee Anthem. We know you will be thrilled and uplifted by this magnificent orchestral and choral work performed by the Cantamus Choir and Orchestra of London, professionally recorded at the Church of St Alban the Martyr, Holborn, London EC1, England. When you have enjoyed it, please click here on RNIB to go to the Royal National Institute for the Blind's website. We ask you, please, to make a modest financial donation to the RNIB on behalf of blind and partially-sighted people. For them, listening to Leo King's beautiful Jubilee Anthem is even more precious than for most of us who are able to see and join in the splendid national events which are taking place for Her Majesty's Golden Jubilee Year celebrations. |
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