Synopsis
Music by British composers provides a stirring programme for a concert celebrating the 50th anniversary of the coronation, which took place yesterday evening in front of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh at London's Royal Albert Hall. Michael Parkinson presents highlights of the night's entertainment, conducted by Andrew Davis, which feature mezzo-soprano Catherine Wyn-Rogers, the choristers of Winchester Cathedral, and the BBC Singers, Symphony Chorus and Orchestra performing works such as Walton's Coronation Te Deum, Elgar's Sea Pictures and Britten's The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra.