"Jerusalem" Live at Royal Choral Society's 150th Anniversary - Royal Albert Hall 2023 [4K]

Celebrate the majesty of "Jerusalem," the enduring hymn, performed live by the Royal Choral Society during their 150th Anniversary Concert at Royal Albert Hall on May 7, 2023. This special rendition commemorates the coronation weekend, marking a historic moment with the choral music that has echoed through England's cultural history.
"Jerusalem," with its origins in William Blake's evocative poetry, set to the stirring music by Sir Hubert Parry, is a piece that encapsulates national pride and timeless hope. The Royal Choral Society, accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the grandeur of the Hall's pipe organ, delivers a performance that resonates with the spirit of celebration.
The concert, a coronation celebration, featured a fusion of choral masterpieces ranging from Handel to Rachmaninoff, under the skilled baton of Richard Cooke and with the narration of Zeb Soanes. Witness the spectacular "Jerusalem" in 4K, an anthem that has become a symbol of English heritage, performed in the very heart of London's most prestigious concert venue.
Don't miss the full concert experience, capturing the Royal Choral Society's illustrious journey since their first performance in 1872, through a repertoire that has engaged audiences for a century and a half.
Here are the lyrics:
And did those feet in ancient time
Walk upon England's mountains green?
And was the holy Lamb of God
On England's pleasant pastures seen?
And did the Countenance Divine
Shine forth upon our clouded hills?
And was Jerusalem builded here
Among these dark Satanic Mills?
Bring me my bow of burning gold!
Bring me my arrows of desire!
Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold!
Bring me my chariot of fire!
I will not cease from mental fight,
Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand,
Till we have built Jerusalem
In England's green and pleasant land.
Event - CORONATION CELEBRATION! THE ROYAL CHORAL SOCIETY'S 150TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
Royal Albert Hall May 7, 2023
Music fit for a king! On coronation weekend, join the Royal Choral Society for a choral music extravaganza as it celebrates the crowning of our new king and marks the choir’s own 150th anniversary. If you sing, then you’ll be able join in Beltissimo for Parry’s coronation anthem I Was Glad, (Download sheet music here) together with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the mighty 9,999-pipe organ, all under the baton of the choir’s Music Director, Richard Cooke and presented by author and broadcaster Zeb Soanes.
Since its inaugural concert in the Hall on 8 May 1872, the Royal Choral Society - named by Queen Victoria herself - has been conducted by some of the world’s greatest composers, including Verdi, Dvořák and Elgar. This celebratory afternoon concert will showcase the highlights of their choral repertoire, alongside music by Handel, Mozart, Coleridge-Taylor, Rachmaninoff and Panufnik, plus a few surprises along the way. Parry’s I Was Glad will bring the concert to a glorious finale, with a choir on stage and in the auditorium of more than 1000 voices.
Royal Choral Society
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Epiphoni Consort
Conductor Richard Cooke
Organ Richard Pearce
Presenter Zeb Soanes