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Let the Peoples Sing Gala Concert

Aled Jones introduces highlights from the Let the Peoples Sing gala concert, a celebration of many musical traditions, performed by some of the best international choirs.

Aled Jones introduces highlights from the Gala Concert given at the recent "Let the Peoples Sing" international choral competition, organised biennially by the European Broadcasting Union and hosted this year by ѿý Radio 3 in the new studios of Media City in Salford. Under the banner "Singing the world", choirs from Estonia, Finland, Sweden, Bulgaria, Slovenia and Norway and two British choirs, the Wellensian Consort and the choir of Ifield Community College from Crawley in Sussex, take a tour of the musical traditions of different cultures and nations.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sun 30 Oct 2011 17:00

Music Played

  • Traditional Bulgarian

    Gandyovitsa Arr. Stefan Dragostinov

    Performers: Dragostin Folk, Stefan Dragostinov (conductor)

  • Veljo Tormis

    Lauliku lapsepõli (The Singer's Childhood)

    Performers: Youth Choir of Tallinn Music High School, Ingrid Kõrvits (conductor)

  • Arvo Pärt

    Peace Upon You, Jerusalem

    Performers: Youth Choir of Tallinn Music High School, Ingrid Kõrvits (conductor)

  • Veljo Tormis

    Käsikivimäng (Hand Mill Game)

    Performers: Youth Choir of Tallinn Music High School, Ingrid Kõrvits (conductor)

  • Heikki Klemetti

    Christus pro nobis Passus

    Finnish Vocal Ensemble, Eric-Olof Söderström (conductor)

  • Toivo Kuula

    Virta venhettä vie (Drifting on the Stream)

    Performers: Finnish Vocal Ensemble, Eric-Olof Söderström (conductor)

  • Traditional Swedish

    Kristallen den fina Arr. Jan Åke Hillerud

    Performers: Adolf Fredrik's Girls' Choir, Karin Bäckström (conductor), Magnus Svensson (piano)

  • Zoltán Kodály

    վö

    Performers: Adolf Fredrik's Girls' Choir, Karin Bäckström (conductor), Magnus Svensson (piano)

  • Emma Björling

    Mitt hela hjärta (You are the One That Captured my Heart)

    Performers: Adolf Fredrik's Girls' Choir, Karin Bäckström (conductor), Magnus Svensson (piano)

  • Jaakko Mäntyjärvi

    Pseudo-Yoik Lite

    Performers: Adolf Fredrik's Girls' Choir, Karin Bäckström (conductor), Magnus Svensson (piano)

  • Attrib. Henry VIII

    Pastime With Good Company

    Performers: Ifield Community College Choir, Patrick Allen (conductor)

  • Ysaye M. Barnwell

    Breaths

    Performers: Ifield Community College Choir, Patrick Allen (conductor)

  • Traditional South African

    Shosoloza Arr. Memeza

    Performers: Ifield Community College Choir, Patrick Allen (conductor)

  • Traditional Bulgarian

    Rofinka Arr. Stefan Dragostinov

    Performers: Dragostin Folk, Stefan Dragostinov (conductor)

  • Traditional Bulgarian

    Digu-digu Di Arr. Stefan Dragostinov

    Performers: Dragostin Folk, Stefan Dragostinov (conductor)

  • William Henry Harris

    Faire is the heaven

    Performers: Wellensian Consort, Christopher Finch (conductor)

  • Bob Chilcott

    I Share Creation - iii) The innermost house, iv) Come to the great world

    Performers: Wellensian Consort, Christopher Finch (conductor)

  • Halfdan Kjerulf

    Over de høje Fjelde

    Performers: Kvindelige Studenters Sangforening, Marit Tøndel Bodsberg (conductor)

  • [traditional]

    No kjem de med bruregrauten Arr. Tore Johansen

    Performers: Kvindelige Studenters Sangforening, Marit Tøndel Bodsberg (conductor)

  • Traditional Slovenian

    Bog daj, bog daj (Midsummer Night Dance)

    Performers: St. Stanislav's Girls' Choir, Ljubljana, Helena Fojkar Zupančič (conductor)

  • Traditional Slovenian

    Zdaj smo delo dokon?ali (We have finished our work) Arr. Ivan Florjanc

    Performers: St. Stanislav's Girls' Choir, Ljubljana, Helena Fojkar Zupančič (conductor)

Broadcast

  • Sun 30 Oct 2011 17:00

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