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Haydn Mariazeller Messe/Groove for Thought Artist Profile

Aled Jones talks to members of close-harmony group Groove for Thought, fusing the worlds of R&B, gospel and jazz. Plus a complete broadcast of Joseph Haydn's Mariazeller Messe.

Aled Jones links up with Seattle to meet members of the close-harmony group Groove for Thought, bringing together the worlds of R&B, gospel and jazz. Plus another in the series of complete masses by Joseph Haydn, his Mariazeller Messe, introduced from the church in the Austrian town of Eisenstadt with which it is closely associated.

Playlist:
Kevin Kunz
Gotta Lotta Lemons
Groove for Thought
From their debut CD Groove for Thought, track 7

Billy Joel, arranged by Kelly Kunz
And So It Goes
Groove for Thought
Track 5

Chick Corea, adapted by Kelly Kunz
La Fiesta
Groove for Thought, tenor saxophone solo Alexey Nikolaev
Track 12

Thomas A Dorsey, arranged by Kelly Kunz
Take my Hand, Precious Lord
Groove for Thought
Track 10

Ray Charles
Hallelujah, I Love Her So
Groove for Thought
Pre-release track from forthcoming album

Kevin Kunz
Walk the Straighter Road
Groove for Thought
From their debut CD Groove for Thought, track 14

John Rutter
Feel the Spirit 芒聙聯 I got a Robe
Yorkshire Philarmonic Choir and Amici Ensemble, with Melanie Marshall (mezzo-soprano), conducted by Andrew Padmore
REGENT REGCD324, track 3

Rihards Dubra
Gloria Patri
Choir of Royal Holloway, conducted by Rupert Gough
HYPERION CDA 67799, track 8

Joseph Haydn
Missa Cellensis no.2
Susan Gritton (soprano), Louise Winter (mezzo-soprano), Mark Padmore (tenor), Stephen Varcoe (bass), and Collegium Musicum 90, conducted by Richard Hickox
CHANDOS CHAN 0734 CD 8, tracks 11-20

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sun 18 Oct 2009 18:30

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