What an occasion. Hundreds of thousands of people witnessed the coronation of King Charles III in the streets and parks of London, on screens at home, in pubs or in cinemas around the world.
It was a privieldge to be part of the choir at the Coronation Prom, an event put together by All Souls Music. The evening included the All Souls Orchestra, a mass choir as well as various guest artists. Among them Canadian singer-songwriter Brian Doerksen, Dutch composer and pianist Ian Mulder, viruoso Richard Lennox, Lou Fellingham, Noel Robinson and Joanne Lunn, one of Britain’s leading Baroque sopranos, as well as the internationally renown Kingdom Choir. Conductor and artistic director Michael Andrews did a fantastic job at bringing everything together and delivering a truly fantastic evening.
The program included music such as George Frideric Handel’s Zadok the Priest and Antiphon by Ralph Vaughan Williams as well as compositions from Camille Saint-Saën, Gustav Holst, John Williams and others. This was interspersed with hymns and gospel songs suitable for the occasion.
To me, performing in the Royal Albert Hall for the first time, it felt like gathering in one big living room. The quality of the music and the atmosphere in the room were truly remarkable and inspirational.
To gain a short insight behind the scenes you can find the INSPIRED Reel on social media. The whole concert can be viewed on YouTube via the link below.
Kai Vollprecht Media 