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John Rutter

John Rutter explores the diversity of choral music-making at Cambridge, meeting the music directors, musicians and choristers who create the university's choral riches.

Composer, conductor and record producer John Rutter celebrates the diversity of choral music-making taking place in and around the university colleges at Cambridge. There's music by Vaughan Williams, Rachmaninov, Judith Weir, Purcell and Elgar, as he meets up with music directors, choristers and musicians to find out what give each choir a character of its own.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sun 21 Apr 2013 17:00

Music Played

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Let all the world in every corner sing (5 Mystical songs for baritone, chorus and orchestr

    Conductor: Andrew Davis Performer: Simon Keenlyside Performer: 大象传媒 S O. Performer: Clare College Cambridge Choir Performer: Gonville and Caius Coll. Cambridge Choir Performer: King's College Cambridge Choir Performer: St John's College Cambridge Choir Performer: Trinity College Cambridge Choir

  • Trad. Arr. Philip Ledger

    Sussex Carol

    Conductor: Stephen Cleobury Performer: Choir of Kings College, Cambridge

  • Sergey Rachmaninov

    Nunc Dimittis from Vespers, Op.37 for chorus

    Conductor: Stephen Cleobury Performer: King's College Cambridge Choir

  • Gabriel Faur茅

    Pie Jesu from Requiem Op.48

    Conductor: David Willcocks Performer: Robert Chilcott Performer: King's College Cambridge Choir Performer: New Philharmonia Orchestra

  • Herbert Howells

    Nunc dimittis (Gloucester Service)

    Performer: Sarah Macdonald Performer: Timothy Robertson Performer: Chapel Choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge

  • Judith Weir

    Love Bade Me Welcome (Two Human Hymns)

    Conductor: Geoffrey Webber Performer: Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Choir

  • George Frideric Handel

    To thee Cherubin and Seraphin continually do cry, Te Deum in D major HWV.283 (Dettingen)

    Conductor: Stephen Layton Performer: Academy of Ancient Music Performer: Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge

  • Henry Purcell

    Remember not, Lord, our offences Z.50

    Conductor: Andrew Nethsingha Performer: Choir of St John's College, Cambridge

  • William McKie

    We wait for thy loving kindness

    Performer: Alexander Beetschen Performer: Mark Williams Performer: Robert Dixon Performer: Chapel Choir of Jesus College, Cambridge

  • Imogen Holst

    Gloria from the Mass in A minor

    Performer: Graham Ross Performer: The Choir of Clare College Cambridge

  • John Rutter

    The Falcon for chorus, semi-chorus, optional boys' choir and orchestra

    Conductor: David Willcocks Performer: Cambridge University Music Society Chorus and Orchestra Performer: Kings College Choir

  • Edward Elgar

    The Dream of Gerontius Op.38 (Part II, Praise to the Holiest in the height)

    Performer: Clare College Music Society

Broadcast

  • Sun 21 Apr 2013 17:00

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