The Prince Regent's Band perform Meyerbeer's "Coronation March"

Описание: Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791–1864) arr. Scott Coronation March from Le Prophète

During the mid-nineteenth century the Distin Family ensemble blazed a trail across Europe and Northern America. This industrious ensemble performed countless concerts between its inception in Scotland in 1835 and founder John Distin’s retirement in 1857. This was a period during which brass playing and technology shifted from valveless “natural” instruments and keyed instruments to the new designs of valved brass. In our performance today, The Prince Regent’s Band, Richard Thomas, Katie Hodges, Anneke Scott, Phil Dale and Jeff Millar will be performing a range of works that help illustrate the musical landscape in which the Distin's were working.

The piece performed here is an arrangement of Meyerbeer’s Coronation March from his opera Le Prophète. Premiered in Paris in 1849 and shortly afterwards in London this quickly became a very popular work. Queen Victoria heard several performances here in London and was so taken by the Coronation Scene in particular that her husband commissioned a painting of the scene for his Christmas present to the Queen in 1850. Meyerbeer heard the Distin ensemble perform in 1846 stating “Never have I heard wind instruments played with so much splendour purity and precision…nothing equals the grandeur of their style”.

To watch the whole concert please visit the Historic Brass Society youtube channel here:    • HBS 2021 Anneke Scott and the Prince Regen...