New York
Aled Jones finds out what life is like for the singers and congregation of St Thomas Church on Fifth Avenue in New York.
Aled Jones whisks us off to New York to find out about the only choir school in America, that of St Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue, New York. The director of music at St Thomas is John Scott, who spent much of his career at St Paul's Cathedral in London: the music he encourages the choir to sing includes the core of the English cathedral tradition as well as commissions from contemporary American composers. We hear from John Scott himself, as well as some of his singers and members of the congregation.
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Leonard Bernstein
America (from West Side Story)
Performer: Troyanos (Anita), Louise Edeiken (Rosalia), Leonard Bernstein (conductor)
- DG 457199 2.
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John Corigliano
Fern Hill
Performer: Susanne Mentzer (mezzo), University of Texas Chamber Singers, University of Texas Chamber Orchestra, James Morrow (conductor)
- NAXOS 8559299.
- 9.
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Henry Purcell
Jehova, quam multi sunt
Performer: St Thomas Choir of Men and Boys, Concert Royal, Frederick Teardo (organ), John Scott (conductor)
- STR O Sing Unto The Lord.
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Daniel Castellanos
Eternal Light
Performer: St Thomas Choir Performer: Frederick Teardo (organ), John Scott (conductor)
- STR American Voices.
- 11.
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Nico Muhly
Bright Mass with Canons
Performer: St Thomas Choir, Frederick Teardo (organ), John Scott (conductor)
- STR American Voices.
- 6 to 9.
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Sergey Rachmaninov
Vespers (extract)
Performer: St Thomas Choir, John Scott (director)
- STR Rachmaninoff Vespers.
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Leonard Bernstein
Gee, Officer Krupke
Performer: Unidentified Chorus & orchestra, Leonard Bernstein (conductor)
- DG 4571992.
- 23.
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- Sun 1 May 2011 18:30大象传媒 Radio 3
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