Ronald Corp/Josette Simon
Aled Jones is joined by Ronald Corp, director of the New London Children's Choir. He also discusses the Kaos Signing Choir for Deaf and Hearing Children with actress Josette Simon.
Aled Jones is joined by the conductor, composer and choral expert Ronald Corp for a discussion about music for children's choirs. In 1991 Corp founded the New London Children's Choir with the aim of filling a gap in general education by giving girls and boys from 7 to 18 the chance to sing all kinds of different music. Since then, the Choir has evolved into three groups - Training, Senior and Youth - and on top of weekly rehearsals the children enjoy activities ranging from appearing with Lou Reed to singing opera. Strongly influenced by Benjamin Britten, who wrote a significant number of works especially for children, Corp has commissioned over forty pieces from contemporary composers for the choir to sing. He is also a prolific composer who's made a significant contribution to the oeuvre himself. You can hear two of his compositions on the programme, Give to my eyes Lord for children's voices and a setting of Matthew Arnold's "Dover Beach" for adult and children's voices. Aled is also joined by the actress Josette Simon, OBE, who talks about her support of Kaos Signing Choir for Deaf and Hearing Children. This choir uniquely gives both deaf and hearing children the opportunity to come together and sing. Josette explains how the choir works and we hear a sectional weekly rehearsal with some of the younger members, practising some of their favourite specially composed music.
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Music Played
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Mac Davis and Billy Strange
Little Less Conversation
Performer: Capital Chamber Singers with band Performer: Jamie Cooke (soloist)
- Zitto Music ZTO 1039.
- 11.
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Traditional Finnish
A Kalevala Introduction
Performer: Tapiola Choir
- Ondine ODE 884-2.
- 1.
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Traditional - Down Down Baby (arranged by Suzy Davies)
Performer: The Kaos Signing Choir for Deaf and Hearing Children Performer: Alison Wood (signductor) Performer: Suzy Davies (piano/MD) Performer: Darren Loveday (bass) Performer: Steve Brown (guitar) Performer: Rowland Rivron (drums) Performer: Alex Parrish (director)
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Georges Bizet
Carmen – extract from Act 1
Performer: The New London Children’s Choir Performer: Philharmonia Orchestra Performer: David Parry (conductor)
- Chandos Chan 3091.
- 4.
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Howard Skempton
Pigs could fly
Performer: The New London Children’s Choir Performer: Alexander Wells (piano) Performer: Ronald Corp (conductor)
- Naxos 8572113.
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Ronald Corp
Into my eyes Lord
Performer: The New London Children’s Choir Performer: Alexander Wells (piano) Performer: Ronald Corp (conductor)
- Naxos 8572113.
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John Rutter
Mass of the Children (Gloria)
Performer: Farnham Youth Choir Performer: The Choir of Clare College Cambridge Performer: Jeremy Huw Williams (baritone) Performer: Angharad Gruffydd-Jones (soprano) Performer: Clare Chamber Ensemble Performer: Stewart French (guitar) Performer: James McVinnie (organ) Performer: Timothy Brown (conductor)
- Naxos 8557922.
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Pekka Kostiainen
Northern Lights (Revontulet)
Performer: Vox Aurea Performer: Pekka Kostiainen (conductor)
- Alba NCD 7.
- 9.
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Ronald Corp
Dover Beach
Performer: Voces Cantabiles Performer: Ronald Corp (conductor)
- Dutton CDLX 7171.
- 11.
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Suzy Davies
Moving On
Performer: Alison Wood (signductor) Performer: Suzy Davies (piano/MD) Performer: Alan Shaw (bass) Performer: Ben Glasstone (guitar) Performer: Stuart Laurence (drums)
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Richard Rodney Bennett
The Aviary
Performer: The New London Children’s Choir Performer: Alexander Wells (piano) Performer: Ronald Corp (conductor)
- Naxos 8572113.
- 5 to 9.
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Tansy Davies
Oven in the underworld
Performer: The New London Children’s Choir Performer: Alexander Wells (piano) Performer: Ronald Corp (conductor)
- Naxos 8572113.
- 21.
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John Woolrich
No hiding place down there
Performer: The New London Children’s Choir Performer: Alexander Wells (piano) Performer: Ronald Corp (conductor)
- Naxos 8572113.
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Michael Hurd
Jonah Man Jazz (excerpt)
Performer: The New London Children's Choir Performer: New London Orchestra Performer: Ronald Corp (conductor)
- from a recording which will be available in 2011.
- Naxos.
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Harri Wessman
Water under Snow Is Weary
Performer: Tapiola Choir Performer: Eva Tigerstedt (flute) Performer: Minna Pekonen (piano)
- Finlandia FACD 921.
- 5.
Broadcast
- Sun 28 Feb 2010 18:30´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3
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