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Presented by Petroc Trelawny. In a performance from St Giles', Cripplegate in London, David Hill conducts the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers in music by Widor, Tavener and Jean Langlais.

St Giles' Church, in London's Barbican, is one of only a few such places in this country which can boast two complete and well-equipped organs in the same building - unlike some Continental countries, especially France, where it's much more common. In this live Performance on 3, the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers and David Hill explore some of the sacred repertoire which makes use of these musical resources - including two splendidly exuberant settings of the mass by French composers, Arvo Part's setting of a plainsong hymn, and the first performance of a new piece by ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers' new Associate Composer, Gabriel Jackson. In addition, solo works for two organs by two 20th-century masters of the instrument, and motets for double choir. Presented by Petroc Trelawny.

C-M Widor: Surrexit a mortuis (op 23/3)
John Tavener: Two Hymns to the Mother of God
Jean Langlais: Esquisses Gothiques no 3
Jean Langlais: Messe Solennelle
Gabriel Jackson: He maketh his angels spirits (ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ commission, world premiere)
Petr Eben: Mutationes, final movement
Arvo Part: Statuit ei Dominus
Bob Chilcott: Into God's Call
Thierry Escaich: Grande Messe solennelle

Stephen Disley and Iain Farrington organs
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Singers
David Hill conductor.

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Thu 21 Jan 2010 19:00

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