Sir Edward Elgar was a leading English composer known for music that stirred emotion and pride. He became widely recognized for his orchestral works, especially those tied to national celebrations.

Listening to “Pomp and Circumstance” is like entering a soothing sanctuary. Within a single musical line, Edward Elgar, the composer, seems to blend emotions of triumph with feelings of melancholy, ...

As thousands of American teens make the walk across a graduation stage this month, one thing is certain: “Pomp and Circumstance” will be played. The marching song prompts instant recognition for many ...

It is a tribute to graduates everywhere, who march with certainty, pomp and circumstance, with faith in the future, and belief in good things to come. One of my favorite parts of traditional ...

No work of music has a greater lock on a single ritual than Edward Elgar’s Pomp & Circumstance March no. 1 does on American graduations. Cock an ear in the direction of high school and university ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — There are very few events with as many hallowed traditions as graduation ceremonies. These traditions are looking pretty different this year thanks to a global pandemic, but let’s ...

If you’ve ever been to a high school or college graduation, you have most definitely heard the band playing a very specific tune. It’s the song the nearly everyone in the United States associates with ...

Graduation season is fully underway, and with this special time of year comes a nostalgic and quite familiar tune. In high school gymnasiums and university stadiums throughout the United States, ...

Ricky Ponting said through a veil of near-tears that the match would be the last of his 168 Tests, and walked to the middle to begin his final innings through a guard of honour formed by the ...