🥁 Crown Imperial March 🥁 Composed by Sir William Walton for the coronation of King George VI in 1937, Walton titled the work after the poem "In Honour of the City of London” by William Dunbar (though some sources also credit the inspiration to a monologue from Shakespeare’s Henry V). Listen for: 📯 Brass and percussion ✨shining✨ through 👑 Regal melodies from the woodwinds and strings 🎻🪈 Hear it live at... BRO Revels! 2025: A British Holiday Dr. Emily Mariko Eng, Music Director 🌲 December 6

#MountbattenMonday sees the ever rousing Crown Imperial from the Mountbatten Festival of Music 2012 at the Royal Albert Hall, London. Written by the famed English composer #WilliamWalton originaly for the Coronation of Edward VIII, it was first performed at the Coronation of his brother, King George VI in 1937, following Edwards abdication. Subsequently, it has been performed at the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953 and at the wedding of Prince William to Catherine Middleton in 2011. Roya