I Was Glad
Music for English Coronations

June 23, 2023, 7pm
St. James Cathedral
804 Ninth Avenue, Seattle

With the end of Queen Elizabeth II’s seventy years on the throne, it’s time for a coronation. Just a few weeks after King Charles III will be crowned, the Emerald Ensemble will present an evening of music written for English coronations of centuries past. Perennial favorites by Handel and Parry will appear, as well as works by major and minor composers from the seventeenth through twentieth centuries. Hear Emerald Ensemble’s twelve singers at St. James Cathedral, featuring its majestic organ played by Christopher Stroh.

Repertoire

Handel: Zadok the priest (for George II, 1727)
Lawes: Zadok the priest (for Charles II, 1661)
Elgar: O hearken thou (for George V, 1912)
Attwood: I was glad (for George IV, 1821)
Boyce: Come, Holy Ghost (for George III, 1761)
Vaughan Williams: The Old Hundredth Psalm Tune (for Elizabeth II, 1953)

intermission

Walton: Coronation Te Deum (for Elizabeth II, 1953)
Clarke: Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem (for Anne, 1702)
Purcell: I was glad (for James II, 1685)
Howells: Behold, O God our defender (for Elizabeth II, 1953)
Parry: I was glad (for Edward VII, 1902)

Musicians

  • Gary D. Cannon, conductor
  • Christopher Stroh, organ
  • Clarice Alfonso, Natalie Ingrisano, Stacey Mastrian, sopranos
  • Erica Convery, Melissa Plagemann, Kathea Yarnell, mezzo-sopranos
  • Joel Bevington, Chad DeMaris, Anthony James, tenors
  • Ben Grover, David Hoffman, Robin Wyatt-Stone, bass-baritones