Video: A Symphonic Journey to England

A few years ago, I teamed up with Cascade Symphony to create Rick Steves’ Europe: A Symphonic Journey, an hour-long special that explores Europe’s Romantic music.

This was the soundtrack of the Victorian Age, back when the sun never set upon the British Empire. And in this clip from the special, we travel to jolly olde England, where you’ll hear the grandeur and confidence behind Edward Elgar’s Pomp and Circumstance.

Re-watching this clip, I remember the fun challenge of introducing each of these great works of patriotic music. I had to give each piece some historical and cultural context — just as all of our guides at Rick Steves’ Europe Tours endeavor to prepare our tour members to find both meaning and joy in new cultural experiences.

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