Choir of the Year - Category Final 1
Aled Jones and choral conductor Deborah Catterall present highlights from the 2008 Choir of the Year competition, looking at the youth and adult choirs.
Aled Jones presents his first selection of highlights from last weekend鈥檚 大象传媒 Radio 3 Choir of the Year Category Finals with choral conductor, Deborah Catterall. Today they look at the Youth choirs and Adult choirs hoping to win a place in the Grand Final. Next week, the focus is on the Open and Children鈥檚 choir categories.
Choir of the Year Category finals
Youth Choir & Adult Choir categories
Recorded at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall on 8 November 2008
ORBAN, Gyorgy: Deamon Irrepit Callidus
Taplow Youth Chorus, directed by Gillian Dibden
PRATLEY, Geoffrey: My lagan love - trad. Irish - arranged by John Powell
Taplow Youth Chorus, directed by Gillian Dibden, with soloist Rosanna Brown
SINCLAIR, Alexander: Tiree Love Song 鈥� arranged by Michael Neaum
Dame Alice Chamber Choir, directed by Sarah Aylen
LAURIDSEN, Morton: Les Chansons des roses
Contre qui, Rose
Northern Spirit Singers, directed by Andy King
FORSYTH, Malcolm: Auyuittuq
Impromptu
HUGHES, Brian: Geni Crist (Birth of Christ)
Ysgol Glanaethwy Children's Choir, directed by Cefin Roberts
POULENC, Francis: 4 Motets pour le temps de Noel
no.4; Hodie Christus natus est
Hereford Cathedral School Choir directed by Neil Moore
AUSTIN, Billy: Is you is, or is you ain't my baby? arranged by James Oxley
Hereford Cathedral School Choir directed by Neil Moore
RODGERS, Richard: My funny Valentine
Signature, directed by Paul Jeanes
ASHFORD, Nickolas & SIMPSON, Valerie: Ain't no mountain high enough
Signature, directed by Paul Jeanes
HAMMERSTEIN II, Oscar: Lover Come Back
The Cottontown Chorus directed by Michael Dargan
DEBUSSY, Claude: 3 Chansons de Charles d'Orleans
no.3; Yver, vous n'estes qu'un villain
Cambridge Chorale directed by Julian Wilkins
MANTYJARVI, Jaakko: 4 Shakespeare songs
no.3; Double, double toil and trouble
Cambridge Chorale directed by Julian Wilkins
USA.TRADITIONAL: Wade in the water 鈥� arranged by Birgitta Kenyon
The Voice Squad Seniors directed and accompanied by Birgitta Kenyon
BEN, Jorge: Mas que nada - arranged by Birgitta Kenyon
The Voice Squad Seniors directed and accompanied by Birgitta Kenyon
CHILCOTT, Bob: Like a Rainbow
Masquerade directed by Barry Clark, accompanied by Robert Clark
WHITACRE, Eric: Water night
Grosvenor Chorale directed by Edward J Craig
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