This Is The Day (Royal Wedding Anthem)

Arthur Bliss was born in London on 2 August 1891. For over 50 years he was a familiar and central figure on the English musical scene. He was educated at Rugby and at Pembroke College Cambridge where he studied with Charles Wood. He attended the Royal College of Music for a single term before the First World War broke out and interrupted his studies for the duration.Fanfares composed for the wedding of HRH Princess Margaret in Westminster Abbey 1960.The Sovereign’s FanfareFanfare for the BrideInterlude (this can be played before the National Anthem in A.)Royal FanfareA wedding FanfareRoyal Fanfare

An arrangement for unison voice of this classic anthem. Alternatively known as Deep Peace the gentle nature of both the words and melody have made this piece a firm favourite at christenings weddings and funerals.