By the lights of mid-July, all of us having endured a spring and early summer of downbeat news in the form of brutal weather, a sordid trial and a miserable economy, the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in late April seems like a rare moment of unalloyed fun. One of the many interesting things about the ceremony in which the future William V joined destinies with Kate Middleton, commoner, was the music, much of which was by Sir Hubert Parry. But there also was a new piece by the much-loved English composer John Rutter, which was commissioned for the wedding by the Dean of Westminster Abbey.

That song, “This is the Day,” with text drawn from the Psalms, will be on the Master Chorale of South Florida’s spring program next April, chorus officials announced this week.

Rutter is a hugely popular composer, certainly from the standpoint of choral groups, and this is primarily because he writes sweet melodies with pop-like harmonies that nevertheless have a patina of seriousness that allows them to fit equally well in church services and concert programs. “This is the Day” is no exception, its initial bars crafted around a pretty tune with a strong sense of near-familiarity that makes it easily memorable.

Later on, the piece takes on more of an art-song than a pop-song feel, but throughout it’s written with consummate skill. The chorale said this week it would perform the piece with other music written for royalty, including Handel’s “The King Shall Rejoice”(one of the four Coronation Anthems for George II), Britten’s “Gloriana” (from his opera for Elizabeth II) and the “Coronation” Mass of Mozart (Mass in C, K. 317). Mozart didn’t write it for royals, as it turns out; it was performed at the 1791 coronation of the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II, with Antonio Salieri conducting, and since then has been known by its regal title.

Also on the program is “Pastyme With Good Companye,” written by King Henry VIII, whose subsequent history tends to overshadow the fact that he was originally, as the second son of his father, intended for the priesthood. Henry was well-known for his skill at music, and his works include a sacred choral piece, as well as songs.

The chorale will perform this concert three times in April (the last time on April 22 at Trinity Cathedral), joined by the Boca Raton Symphonia and led by its new conductor, Karen Kennedy. “This is the Day” isn’t especially original or beautiful, but it is accessible, attractive and sets the right mood.

I’m guessing that when the chorale performs it in concert next year, they’ll be among many other such groups, and that concerts and weddings all over the English-speaking world likely will find a place for it for years to come.