A Brit and Emmy-nominated composer and former resident of the Isle of Wight has been commissioned by King Charles III to write music for his coronation.

Sarah Class, who has composed musical scores for David Attenborough’s natural world programmes and National Geographic documentaries, was personally invited by King Charles to write music for the coronation.

After moving from Watford when she was a child, the Island inspired her two passions, nature and music, which she now combines in her professional work.

Speaking of her pride in attending the coronation, Sarah said: “I feel very honoured and privileged and excited to be part of it.

Isle of Wight County Press: Composer Sarah Class, who has been commissioned by King Charles III to write music to be performed at the Coronation ceremony on May 6Composer Sarah Class, who has been commissioned by King Charles III to write music to be performed at the Coronation ceremony on May 6 (Image: PA)

“I think for me, it’s not just a contribution, I just feel so happy that I’m lending my support through my music, and that is the ultimate for me.”

Sarah first came to the attention of the then Prince of Wales after writing to him and mentioning his visit to her school when she was a child and then detailing her work with music and the equipment.

King Charles wrote back and asked her to write music for the Cop26 Climate Chance summit in Glasgow, which she did, with her son Rhythm Of The Earth (Terra Carta Theme).

Now based in Bristol, Sarah is an accomplished musician and songwriter, receiving an Emmy nomination for her work on the BBC series Madagascar and David Attenborough’s Africa series.

Isle of Wight County Press: Composer Sarah Class, who has been commissioned by King Charles III to write music to be performed at the Coronation ceremony on May 6Composer Sarah Class, who has been commissioned by King Charles III to write music to be performed at the Coronation ceremony on May 6 (Image: PA)

Following her success at Cop26, Sarah was commissioned by King Charles to create one of 12 new works of music to be performed in Westminster Abbey.

She said: “When I first heard about it, I was extremely inspired. I feel very honoured and privileged of course.

“The first thing that came to my mind was, how can I just create the most beautiful piece of music I’ve ever written?

“It’s got to be absolutely amazing, so I just started getting inspired very quickly with it. 

"I was really feeling that I wanted to do something on the level of something like Dvorak’s Song To The Moon, something so beautiful and uplifting.

“I really hope that I’ve captured that.”