Synopsis

British music’s history is deeply intertwined with the monarchy. Throughout the ages, composers from Handel and Elgar to Walton, Parry, and Vaughan Williams have contributed works of breathtaking pageantry, beauty, and power for royal occasions. For the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, the BBC Concert Orchestra and BBC Singers offer a celebration of music and royalty in all its splendor. The program spans from Tudor court music to Britten’s Coronation opera *Gloriana*, encompassing Handel’s majestic Co