Tetsuumi Nagata was one of three violists at Westminster Abbey for last year’s occasion

Tetsuumi Nagata of Nanaimo was selected to be one of 34 members from leading orchestras in the U.K. and Canada to perform in the Coronation Orchestra for the crowning of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 6, 2023, at Westminster Abbey.

For his part in the coronation, Nagata received a King Charles III Coronation Medal this spring.