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07/02/2010

Aled Jones brightens up the dark winter's evening with a selection of choral music inspired by the idea of light, and he talks to composer James Whitbourn about his recent large-scale work for choir and dancers, Luminosity.

1 hour, 30 minutes

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Sun 7 Feb 2010 18:30
大象传媒 Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Peteris Vasks

    Mother Sun

    Performer: State Choir of Latvia Performer: M膩ris Sirmais (conductor)

    • VAK 0801.
    • 5.

  • Imant Raminsh

    Song of the Stars (Songs of the Lights No.1)

    Performer: Vancouver Chamber Choir Performer: CBC Vancouver Orchestra Performer: Jon Washburn (conductor)

    • CBC SMCD5116.

  • Eric Helmuth

    How Sweet the Moonlight

    Performer: The Turtle Creek Chorale Performer: Timothy Seelig (conductor)

    • Reference Recordings, RR110.
    • 15.

  • Howard Hanson

    Lumen in Christo

    Performer: Seattle Symphony and Chorale Performer: Gerard Schwarz (conductor)

    • Delos DE3160.

  • Lasse Thoresen

    The Light that is shed

    Performer: The Norwegian Soloists Choir Performer: Grete Pedersen Helger酶d (conductor)

    • Simax PSC1130.
    • 2.

  • Rebecca Clarke

    Chorus from Shelley's 'Hellas' for female voices

    Performer: Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Performer: Geoffrey Webber (conductor)

    • ASV CDDCA1136.
    • 4.

  • Desmond M. Tutu

    Luminosity

    Performer: Levine Andrade (viola) Performer: Henry Parkes (organ) Performer: Andrew Ker (percussions) Performer: Steffan Jones (Tanpura) Performer: Commotio Performer: Matthew Berry (conductor)

    • Naxos 8.572103.

Broadcast

  • Sun 7 Feb 2010 18:30
    大象传媒 Radio 3

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