
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.
Last on
More episodes
Previous
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 17:00ѿý Radio 3
Choir and Organ Reads
Features on all things choir and organ from fantastic fugues to "bonkers" choral works.