Leyland Band, under conductor Thomas Wyss, present Crown Imperial, a CD of music performed at the coronations of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II.

Featuring music from the most eminent of British composers Edward Elgar, Herbert Howells, John Ireland, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Arthur Bliss and William Walton, it is a patriotic tribute to the pomp that only the British can do.

All the music on this CD is available to purchase from Timbercroft Publishing.

1.	Welcome the Queen	Arthur Bliss	[7’04”]
2.	Epic March	John Ireland	[7’24”]
3.	Blaenwern	William Rowlands	[4’21”]
4.	Toccata (from Symphony No.8)	Ralph Vaughan Williams	[4’54”]
	Music for the Royal Fireworks	George Frederick Handel
5.	I – Overture		[8’37”]
6.	II – Bourée		[2’13”]
7.	III – La Paix		[2’30”]
8	IV – Minuets I & II		[2’43”]
9.	V – La Réjouissance		[2’50”]
10.	Crown Imperial	William Walton	[6’59”]
11.	Nimrod (from the ‘Enigma Variations’)	Edward Elgar	[4’00”]
12.	King’s Herald	Herbert Howells	[4’40”]
13.	The Westminster Waltz	Robert Farnon	[2’49”]
14.	I Vow To Thee, My Country	Gustav Holst/Geoff Knorr	[5’40”]
15.	Pomp & Circumstance March No.1	Edward Elgar	[6’48”]

 

(Total timing: 73’41”)

Arrangers: Phillip Littlemore (1-2, 4, 10-15), Iain McKnight (3) and Don Blakeson (5-9)