"The Jubilee Anthem" genre: Classical General
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	In celebration of the Queen's Jubilee... in support of the blind and partially-sighted. SHAKESPEARE’S GOLDEN LYRICS AND KING’S SUBLIME MUSIC ARE PERFECT FOR THE QUEEN’S JUBILEE Bard’s hidden talent for magnificently marking Her Majesty’s Golden Jubilee stunningly revealed by English composer Leo King.
	Label: UNSTaBLE MUSiC Credits: Leo King - Music William Shakspeare and Leo King - Words Performing Right and Copyright Leo King 2002
	Story Behind the Song Four hundred years ago William Shakespeare wrote the perfect words for the forthcoming Golden Jubilee Celebrations of HRH Queen Elizabeth II of the UK. They lay buried in Shakespeare's play King John, Act III, Scene 1, until composer Leo King discovered them and was immediately inspired to set them to music. 'What hath this day deserv'd ? what hath it done That it in golden letters should be set Among the high tides in the calendar ?' This extraordinarily smooth, richly-textured and harmonious composition, with dynamic and exciting orchestration by Dr Peter Macdonald, Director of the Cantamus Choir and Orchestra of London, is now available right here, free of charge, as The Jubilee Anthem by MP3 file download (7 MB approximately). This is our charitable contribution to the Golden Jubilee festivities in June 2002. The yearly course that brings this day about 'Shall never see it but a holiday Nature and Fortune join’d to make thee great' "As I was considering the idea of a new and dramatic choral composition to mark the Queen’s Golden Jubilee" says King, "I picked up Shakespeare’s Collected Works. It fell open at King John, and the words ‘golden letters...set among the high tides in the calendar’ leapt out at me. It was a magically inspirational moment. Right away, a naturally climbing, tumescent musical figure came to me to fit the words precisely, readily delivering a regally festive interpretation". Download this fabulous music, free, by clicking here on Jubilee Anthem. We know you will be thrilled and uplifted by this magnificent choral work, professionally recorded at the Church of St Alban the Martyr, Holborn, London EC1, England. If you do enjoy it, please click here to go to the Royal National Institute for the Blind’s website. Please make a financial donation to the RNIB’s special JUBILEE APPEAL on behalf of the blind and partially sighted. For them, listening to Leo King’s beautiful Jubilee Anthem is even more precious than for most of us who are normally sighted and able to see and join in the splendid national events which are taking place for Her Majesty’s Golden Jubilee celebrations. The Jubilee Anthem, rich in choral colour perfectly in sympathy with dynamic orchestration, is our unique musical memento of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of HRH Queen Elizabeth II, June 2002. It is a specially-written work by British composer Leo King, marrying the immortal words of William Shakespeare with serene choral harmonies in a stunning and exciting orchestral setting. Timeless, tuneful, textured… tremendous. A one-time-only Charity Work which will be treasured for ever. Leo King is an unusually gifted British composer who has been producing musical works for private commission for many years. Tuneful, richly tonal, harmonious, always appealing and exciting, his smooth and deeply-textured compositions address and appeal to a wide range of musical tastes from pop/rock, country/folk to serious light classical, orchestral and choral works. This is his first Charity Opus – producing a uniquely memorable piece marking the joyous celebration of a special regal occasion. Cantamus, the highly-regarded London-based chamber choir and orchestra, founded by its Director Dr Peter Macdonald in 1959, has built a reputation over the years for its interpretations of many well-loved works, such as Messiah and Haydn’s Creation. It recently celebrated its own 40th Anniversary with a superlative London choral concert of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio. UNSTaBLE MUSiC is a new digital recording label with a simple but powerful mission for the 21st Century: Magnificent new music for a marvellous new Millennium. Lyrics What hath this day deserv’d ? JUBILEE ANTHEM Composed by Leo King Cantamus Choir and Orchestra of London Director Dr Peter Macdonald Text taken from William Shakespeare’s The Life and Death of King John,Act III, Scene 1 (c. 1594) Enhancements by Leo King What hath this day deserv’d ? what hath it done That it in golden letters should be set Among the high tides in the calendar ? To solemnize this day the glorious sun Stays in his course and plays the alchemist, Turning with splendour of his precious eye O Fortune, O ! The yearly course that brings this day about Shall never see it but a holiday Nature and Fortune join’d to make thee great With the half-blown rose, the English Rose

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