♪♪ ♪♪ >> Hello, and welcome to "Youth Music of the World."

In this series, we're saluting young American musicians and showcasing their performances at iconic venues in Europe.

In this program, we'll enjoy performances from the world-renowned Cadogan Hall in the Chelsea area of London, home to the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the favorite recording venue of a whole host of famous recording artists.

First, let's enjoy a piece by Hubert Parry, originally written for the coronation of Edward VII, but this version was arranged for the coronation of Elizabeth II in 1953 -- "I Was Glad," performed by the mass choirs of the London International Choral Festival, accompanied by the Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra and conducted by James Blair.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >> ♪ I was glad ♪ ♪ When they said unto me ♪ ♪ We will go ♪ >> ♪ We will go ♪ >> ♪ Into the house ♪ >> ♪ Into the house ♪ ♪ Of the Lord ♪ ♪♪ >> ♪ Our feet shall stand in thy gates ♪ >> ♪ Our feet shall stand in thy gates ♪ ♪ O, Jerusalem ♪ >> ♪ O, Jerusalem ♪ >> ♪ Our feet shall stand ♪ >> ♪ Our feet shall stand ♪ ♪ O, Jerusalem ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Jerusalem ♪ ♪ Is builded ♪ ♪ As a city ♪ ♪ That is at unity in itself ♪ ♪♪ [ Choir vocalizing ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ O, pray for the peace of Jerusalem ♪ >> ♪ They shall prosper ♪ >> ♪ They shall prosper that love thee ♪ >> ♪ They shall prosper that love thee ♪ >> ♪ They shall prosper that love thee ♪ >> ♪ They shall prosper that love thee ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Peace be within thy walls ♪ And plenteousness ♪ >> ♪ And plenteousness ♪ >> ♪ And plenteousness ♪ ♪ Within thy palaces ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >> "I Was Glad" by Sir Hubert Parry.

The choir featured students from Licking Heights High School where Meredith Smith is music director.

>> I had 40 students, and we had 10 adults in total.

For many of them, this was their first experience leaving the country, for many of them even leaving the state.

>> So, what sort of challenge was that for you to teach and, indeed, for these students to learn?

>> It was definitely a challenge as far as programming, from a director's standpoint, looking at the full year, as well as knowing that these students would walk in and I hand them two books of music and I say, "Okay, right off the bat, first week of school, this is what we have to do."

>> What was it like for you performing in the Cadogan Hall in London?

>> One of the things that I loved in particular about this venue is that it's large enough that you've got the orchestra, you've got the students, that it has almost an intimate feel with the audience.

>> I'm James Henshaw, and I am the choir director for the London International Choral Festival.

There is a big and old and rich choral tradition in the U.K., and there is a growing and much more new tradition in America.

We have two quite different systems of approaching music, of learning music, of kind of how we might approach a piece.

So I think it's really great for our two different cultures to be kind of mixing, to be exposing students to different ways of doing things.

I always enjoy, whenever I go into any new school, any new choir, meeting them and showing them these kind of different ways of looking at music.

So my experience is really, really positive, that the students respond really well, and it's really a great experience for them for opening up their minds of possibilities and that there's more than one way of doing things.

A lot of the choir music that I encounter in America with these high school choirs is far more 21st- and 20th-century -- late 20th-century.

A lot of it will be kind of really tonal music with a kind of extra spice.

Whereas a lot of the music that I grew up singing started kind of really as early as the 16th century.

So a lot of the music that I would consider kind of standard repertoire is a lot of music that is completely new to them.

So, I'm talking, like, Handel, Bach, Haydn, and those kind of composers, where it's a style that is so completely new to them, and initially, you often get a bit of resistance.

So they're kind of like, "Oh, I don't really -- I'm not sure I like this piece," mainly because the challenge of getting into it and being able to sing it is so different to what they've done before.

But then it's so rewarding when, at the end of the whole festival, you ask them which one was their favorite piece, and It's the one that they struggled with the most.

>> And our next piece, written by Malcolm Arnold.

"This is the Padstow Lifeboat."

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >> Hearing people my age play this beautiful symphony and being able to sing along with it, with other people of my age from completely opposite sides of the U.S. was just unforgettable.

>> I loved every minute of it.

My favorite song was "You'll Never Walk Alone" and "Climb Ev'ry Mountain."

It was amazing.

It was great.

There was tears.

We were all very happy to be there.

♪♪ >> ♪ When you walk through a storm ♪ ♪ Keep your chin up high ♪ ♪ And don't be afraid ♪ ♪ Of the dark ♪ >> ♪ Don't be afraid ♪ >> ♪ At the end of a storm ♪ ♪ There's a golden sky ♪ ♪ And the sweet silver song of a lark ♪ ♪ Walk on through the wind ♪ ♪ Walk on through the rain ♪ ♪ Though your dreams be tossed and blown ♪ ♪ Walk on ♪ ♪ Walk on ♪ ♪ With hope in your heart ♪ ♪ And you'll never walk alone ♪ ♪ You'll never walk ♪ ♪ Alone ♪ >> ♪ Never walk alone ♪ ♪♪ >> ♪ Climb ev'ry mountain ♪ ♪ Search high and low ♪ ♪ Follow ev'ry byway ♪ ♪ Every path you know ♪ ♪ Climb ev'ry mountain ♪ >> ♪ Climb ev'ry mountain ♪ >> ♪ Ford ev'ry stream ♪ >> ♪ Ford ev'ry stream ♪ >> ♪ Follow ev'ry rainbow ♪ >> ♪ Follow ev'ry rainbow ♪ ♪ Till you find your dream ♪ ♪ A dream that will need ♪ ♪ All the love you can give ♪ ♪ Ev'ry day of your life ♪ ♪ For as long as you live ♪ ♪ Climb ev'ry mountain ♪ ♪ Ford ev'ry stream ♪ ♪ Follow ev'ry rainbow ♪ ♪ Till you find your dream ♪ >> ♪ A dream that will need ♪ ♪ All the love you can give ♪ ♪ Ev'ry day of your life ♪ ♪ For as long as you live ♪ ♪ Climb ev'ry mountain ♪ ♪ Ford ev'ry stream ♪ ♪ Follow ev'ry rainbow ♪ ♪ Till you find your dream ♪ ♪♪ >> Rodgers and Hammerstein's "You'll Never Walk Alone" from "Carousel" and "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" from "The Sound of Music."

how passionate the students are about their music.

>> My number-one favorite piece was "Zadok the Priest."

It started off very calm and collected and almost peaceful.

It was very peaceful.

And then you're hit with this giant array of orchestral music and all this choral singing, and the sopranos are going super high and it was just this amazing experience.

♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ >> ♪ Zadok the priest ♪ ♪ And Nathan the prophet ♪ ♪ Anointed Solomon ♪ ♪ King ♪ ♪ And all the people rejoiced ♪ ♪ Rejoiced ♪ ♪ Rejoiced ♪ ♪ And all the people rejoiced ♪ ♪ Rejoiced ♪ ♪ Rejoiced ♪ ♪ Rejoiced ♪ ♪ Rejoiced ♪ ♪ Rejoiced ♪ ♪ And all the people rejoiced ♪ ♪ Rejoiced ♪ ♪ Rejoiced and said ♪ ♪ God save the king ♪ ♪ Long live the king ♪ ♪ God save the king ♪ ♪ May the king live forever ♪ ♪ Amen, amen, alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia, amen ♪ [ Choir vocalizing ] ♪♪ ♪ Amen ♪ ♪ Amen ♪ ♪ Alleluia, amen ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ God save the king ♪ ♪ Long live the king ♪ ♪ May the king live forever ♪ ♪ Amen, amen, alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia, amen ♪ [ Choir vocalizing ] ♪♪ ♪ May the king live ♪ ♪ May the king live ♪ ♪ For ever ♪ ♪ For ever ♪ ♪ For ever ♪ ♪ Amen, amen, alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia, amen ♪ [ Choir vocalizing ] ♪♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Amen ♪ ♪ Amen, amen ♪ ♪ Amen, amen ♪ ♪ Alleluia, alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia, amen ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Long live the king ♪ ♪ God save the king ♪ ♪ Long live the king ♪ ♪ May the king live ♪ ♪ May the king live ♪ ♪ For ever ♪ ♪ For ever, for ever ♪ ♪ Amen, amen, alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia, amen ♪ [ Choir vocalizing ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Amen ♪ ♪ Amen ♪ ♪ Amen, alleluia ♪ ♪ Amen ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Amen ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪♪ [ Applause ] >> "Zadok the Priest," popular with all the students, including Adriana and Aedan, from University High School who both enjoyed the entire experience.

>> The experience when we went to London was incredible.

I've gone overseas twice, but it was nothing compared to London.

It was the sightseeing and the -- Like, just the singing in general was absolutely amazing.

>> The experience was -- It's a one-in-a-million, you know?

Not a lot of kids can say they went to London for a field trip, you know?

So, the whole experience was just incredible.

>> Join us next time for more "Youth Music of the World," saluting young Americans in Europe.

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