Mendelssohn's Elijah, Hilliard Ensemble
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the latest in the world of choral music. Including Meet My Choir, with an introduction to an amateur singing group, and Choral Classic.
Sara Mohr-Pietsch explores the latest in the world of choral music. Recorded at St. Paul's, Knightsbridge, The Hilliard Ensemble perform specially for The Choir and talk to Sara about their 40th anniversary, a new album and their forthcoming retirement. At half past four another of the UK's amateur singing groups, the P&O Ferries' Choir, introduce themselves in "Meet My Choir". Jo Fitzmaurice joins Sara to talk about the David Idowu Choir and at 5pm Sara introduces this week's choral classic, a work that's remained popular ever since it was first heard in Birmingham in 1846, Mendelssohn's "Elijah".
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Meet My Choir: P&O Ferries Choir, Dover
Duration: 03:01
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Gary Jackson
(YOUR LOVE KEEPS LIFTING ME) HIGHER & HIGHER
Choir: P&O Ferries Choir. Composer: CARL WILLIAM SMITH. Composer: Raynard Miner. -
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Felix Mendelssohn
Elijah Op.70
Choir: Wroclaw Philharmonic Choir. Ensemble: Gabrieli Players. Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort & Players. Performer: UIster Youth Chamber Choir. Choir: Cheethams Chamber Choir. Performer: Gabrieli Young Singers Scheme. Director: Paul McCreesh. Performer: North East Youth Chorale. Choir: Taplow Youth Chorus.- SIGNUM : SIGCD300.
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William Cornysh
Ave Maria
Choir: The Hilliard Ensemble.- Specially recorded for this programme.
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Piers Hellawell
Sapphire (The Hilliard Songbook)
Choir: The Hilliard Ensemble.- Specially recorded for this programme.
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Traditional Armenian
Surp, Ter zorutheanc
Music Arranger: Komitas Vartapet. Choir: The Hilliard Ensemble.- Specially recorded for this programme.
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Arvo P盲rt
One of the Pharisees
Choir: The Hilliard Ensemble.- Specially recorded for this programme.
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Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
Sicut erat in principio from Magnificat
Choir: RIAS Chamber Choir. Conductor: Hans-Christoph Rademann. Ensemble: Berlin Academy of Ancient Music.- HARMONIA MUNDI : HMC-902167.
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Marvin Hamlisch
One from A Chorus Line
Orchestra: Unknown. Conductor: Donald Pippin. Ensemble: Original Broadway Cast.- COLUMBIA : SMK-65282.
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John Adams
Scene 2, Day Chorus from The Death of Klinghoffer
Conductor: Kent Nagano. Choir: London Opera Chorus. Orchestra: Lyon Opera Orchestra.- NONESUCH : 7559-79281 2.
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USA.Traditional
Swing Low
Choir: David Idowu Choir. Music Arranger: Laura Howe. -
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Sidney Campbell
TC_Sing We Merrily
Choir: Royal School of Church Music Millennium Youth Choir. Performer: Daniel Moult. Conductor: David Ogden.- RSCM.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Help, Lord! from Elijah Op.70
Choir: Wroclaw Philharmonic Choir. Ensemble: Gabrieli Players. Orchestra: Gabrieli Consort & Players. Performer: UIster Youth Chamber Choir. Choir: Cheethams Chamber Choir. Performer: Gabrieli Young Singers Scheme. Director: Paul McCreesh. Performer: North East Youth Chorale. Choir: Taplow Youth Chorus.- SIGNUM : SIGCD300.
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Felix Mendelssohn
Final 3 movements from Elijah Op.70
Singer: Simon Keenlyside. Choir: Wroclaw Philharmonic Choir. Ensemble: Gabrieli Players. Ensemble: Gabrieli Consort & Players. Singer: Robert Murray. Singer: Dame Sarah Connolly. Director: Paul McCreesh. Singer: Rosemary Joshua.- SIGNUM : SIGCD300.
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Anonymous
Remember Me
Choir: The Hilliard Ensemble.- Specially recorded for this programme.
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