The full programme of music that will feature at the funeral service for Queen Elizabeth II
Before the ceremony begins, the Assistant Organist of Westminster Abbey, Matthew Jorysz, will play the following music.• Romanza — Ralph Vaughan Williams arranged by Robert Quinney • Prelude on ‘Ecce jam noctis’ Op.157 No.3 – Healey Willan • In the Country Op.194 No.2 – Charles Villiers Stanford • Elegy Op.58 – Edward Elgar arranged by Matthew Jorysz
Two new pieces of music have been specially composed for the ceremony by notable living British composers. The second specially composed piece is the service’s Anthem, a setting of a text from the New Testament’s Epistle to the Romans by Scottish composer, Sir James MacMillan. A setting of Psalm 34 by Ralph Vaughan Williams, ‘O Taste and see how gracious the Lord is’, which was composed for Queen Elizabeth II’s coronation, will be sung following the prayers.The Last Post will be sounded by the State Trumpeters of the Household Cavalry from the steps of the Lady Chapel, led by Trumpet Major Julian Sandford.
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