It’s probably a sign of the current uneventfulness of my life, but I find myself eagerly looking forward to Charles’s coronation on May 6. I have little interest in the royal family, and am mystified by Americans who are fascinated by them, but I am a traditionalist and an Anglophile – and I love liturgical music. In last week’s Spectator, John Rutter wrote that there will be “no fewer than 12 new commissioned pieces, plenty of traditional favourites, and a wealth of expert performers to give their all.” He added, “We will also have a handpicked orchestra and an ace team of military musicians, with the wonderful Westminster Abbey and Chapel Road choirs at the heart of it.”
An Episcopalian's idea of heaven.
