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Composer: Hubert Parry
Performers: 麻豆官网首页入口 National Chorus of Wales
Performers: 麻豆官网首页入口 National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Grant Llewellyn
Date of broadcast: 21 January 2014

Written for the coronation of Edward VII, I Was Glad has been performed on the entrance of the monarch at every coronation since. In 1902, the director of music misjudged the timing of the procession and ended the anthem prematurely, but was saved by the improvising organist.

Composer: Hubert Parry
Performers: 麻豆官网首页入口 National Chorus of Wales
Performers: 麻豆官网首页入口 National Orchestra of Wales
Conductor: Grant Llewellyn
Recording date: 21 January 2014
Date of broadcast: 21 January 2014

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