Wednesday 12th October, 2011
Commissioned for the Wedding of HRH Prince William of Wales with Catherine Middleton at Westminster Abbey.
First performed on Friday 29 April by the Choir of Westminster Abbey, the Choir of Her Majesty’s Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace, James O’Donnell and Robert Quinney.
Available from Oxford University Press – 978-0-19-338237-4.
and from Hinshaw Music in the USA – HMC2319
A recording of the anthem is available on Decca Records available from iTunes, and from record stores.
25th February, 2012, 11:00am
10th March, 2012, 11:00am
19th March, 2012, 8:00pm
21st November, 2011
A collection of some of the most well-known and best-loved Christmas carols, with new arrangements and orchestrations by John Rutter. John is joined by the renowned Bach Choir and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra to perform carol favourites such as In dulci jubilo, Silent night, In the bleak mid-winter and The Twelve Days of Christmas.
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
The Bach Choir
with guest artists Over the Bridge
John Rutter conductor
DECCA 2782129
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I purchased The Royal Wedding cd here in the US and am quite pleased I did as John’s “this is the day ” is worth the entire CD.
Also Bravo to John’s “Colors Of Christmas” cd which I purchased a
week ago. A lovely artistic melodic reflection on the Reason for the Season. Congratulations John.
Dear Madam, dear Sir,
I search the web for weeks the lyrics of “This Is The Day That The Lord Hath Made”, special designed by John Rutter, for the Wedding of HRH Prince William of Walles with Catherine Middleton and I can not find anywhere.
Would you kindly please send them to me by return email.
I thank you very much in advance.
Sincerely yours,
Márcio de Sá
Márcio, This is the text:
This is the day which the Lord hath made: we will rejoice and be glad in it.
O praise the Lord of heav’n: praise him in the height.
Praise him, all ye angels of his: praise him, all his host.
Praise him, sun and moon: praise him, all ye stars and light.
Let them praise the Name of the Lord.
For he shall give his angels charge over thee: to keep thee in all thy ways.
The Lord himself is thy keeper: the Lord is thy defence upon thy right hand;
so that the sun shall not burn thee by day: neither the moon by night.
The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: yea, it is even he that shall keep thy soul.
The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in: from this time forth for evermore.
He shall defend thee under his wings.
Be strong, and he shall comfort thine heart, and put thou thy trust in the Lord.
Psalms 118: 24; 148: 1–3, 5a;
91: 4a, 11; 121: 5–8; 27: 16b