kazdok was pissed
Zadok the Priest, and Nathan the Prophet anointed Solomon King.
Or as a certain tenor renamed it: Kazdok was Pissed
Haven't really been getting into the whole Diamond Jubilee thing. Weather has been crap and I spent most of the pageant in bed. Later on in the evening, I think we flicked onto ITV and there was some celebration going on with the horses and all that and then the national anthem was on. They were cutting to views of the Queen in the Royal Box and I felt sort of sorry for her – she just looked like some old woman who'd been out past her bedtime. Very grumpy.
Zadok the Priest was playing in the background and I explained that it was composed as a coronation anthem. Mike expressed how annoyed he was that given that was the case, he couldn't fathom why it was being used to promote football. I agreed.
Anyhow, hearing it made me remember when we sang Handel's Zadok the Priest at Southwark Cathedral during an evensong one summer – I was a soprano at the time. I can't quite remember whether it was the Queen's Golden Jubilee that year, but I do remember that we also had to sing it at St. John's at Stratford in a concert held for the Mayor of Newham later on (or earlier on, I can't quite remember) that year.
Anyway – Southwark Cathedral – I remember singing Elgar's Give Unto The Lord during this evensong as well – it was quite a setlist (we ended with the Magnificat by Pergolesi). I just felt so warm. The choir stalls were in front of the organ and I was at the end of a row. It was cramped - our choir was bigger than what could be accommodated, and I remember that earlier on in the day, when we had a break after the morning dress rehearsal, I'd popped into Borough Market and bought (and consumed) an ostrich burger (on recommendation by my piano teacher, who thought it novel – "I mean, honestly – an ostrich burger!"). By the time we got in the stalls, I remember the organist pumping out the intro for the coronation anthem and I was sweating profusely from the fact I'd eaten far too much – and I missed the first note by about half a second. I honestly thought I was going to pass out.
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kazdok was pissed
Zadok the Priest, and Nathan the Prophet anointed Solomon King.
Or as a certain tenor renamed it: Kazdok was Pissed
Haven't really been getting into the whole Diamond Jubilee thing. Weather has been crap and I spent most of the pageant in bed. Later on in the evening, I think we flicked onto ITV and there was some celebration going on with the horses and all that and then the national anthem was on. They were cutting to views of the Queen in the Royal Box and I felt sort of sorry for her – she just looked like some old woman who'd been out past her bedtime. Very grumpy.
Zadok the Priest was playing in the background and I explained that it was composed as a coronation anthem. Mike expressed how annoyed he was that given that was the case, he couldn't fathom why it was being used to promote football. I agreed.
Anyhow, hearing it made me remember when we sang Handel's Zadok the Priest at Southwark Cathedral during an evensong one summer – I was a soprano at the time. I can't quite remember whether it was the Queen's Golden Jubilee that year, but I do remember that we also had to sing it at St. John's at Stratford in a concert held for the Mayor of Newham later on (or earlier on, I can't quite remember) that year.
Anyway – Southwark Cathedral – I remember singing Elgar's Give Unto The Lord during this evensong as well – it was quite a setlist (we ended with the Magnificat by Pergolesi). I just felt so warm. The choir stalls were in front of the organ and I was at the end of a row. It was cramped - our choir was bigger than what could be accommodated, and I remember that earlier on in the day, when we had a break after the morning dress rehearsal, I'd popped into Borough Market and bought (and consumed) an ostrich burger (on recommendation by my piano teacher, who thought it novel – "I mean, honestly – an ostrich burger!"). By the time we got in the stalls, I remember the organist pumping out the intro for the coronation anthem and I was sweating profusely from the fact I'd eaten far too much – and I missed the first note by about half a second. I honestly thought I was going to pass out.
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You may not use this image, edit it or alter it in any way (and as a result, claim the image or the derivative as your own). And it's not for Tumblr / weheartit.com either.