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Dylan Thomas Centenary: Laugharne Live Festival

Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch, live from the 2014 Laugharne Live Festival. With a new setting of Fern Hill by Julian Philips and Meet My Choir, with the Corran Singers.

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents the latest news and releases in choral music live from the Laugharne Live Festival, as the ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ celebrates the centenary of the birth of the poet Dylan Thomas.

The programme features the world premiere of a new setting of 'Fern Hill' by Julian Philips sung by the Welsh National Opera Youth Opera, and at 4.30pm there's a special edition of "Meet My Choir", as we meet Laugharne's local community choir - the Corran Singers.

1 hour, 30 minutes

Last on

Sun 4 May 2014 16:00

Music Played

  • john roberts

    Mi Glwyaf dyner lais ("Gwahoddiad")

    Performer: The Corran Singers. Conductor: Heather Jenkins.
  • David N. Childs

    Do not go gentle into that good night

    Performer: Vox Humana. Conductor: David N. Childs.
    • Naxos.
    • 8.572511.
  • Paul Stanhope

    The Missile - Songs of Innocence and Joy

    Conductor: Dan Perkin. Performer: Welsh National Opera Youth Choir.
  • Dan Perkin

    Gary The Llama (opening)

    Conductor: Dan Perkin. Performer: Welsh National Opera Youth Choir.
  • Dan Perkin

    Gary The Llama (opening)

    Conductor: Dan Perkin. Performer: Welsh National Opera Youth Choir.
  • A. H. D. Troyte

    Eli Jenkins' Prayer

    Performer: Treorchy Male Choir. Conductor: Heather Jenkins.
    • Music for Pleasure.
    • MFP 5617.
  • Traditional African

    Siyahamba

    Conductor: Heather Jenkins. Performer: The Corran Singers.
  • DELYTH REES

    Another Day

    Conductor: Heather Jenkins. Performer: The Corran Singers.
  • John Hughes

    Calon Lan

    Composer: Daniel James. Performer: The Corran Singers. Performer: AUDIENCE. Conductor: Heather Jenkins.
  • Kenneth Jennings

    And Death Shall Have No Dominion, from Two Laments on Dylan Thomas

    Performer: Cantus.
    • Cantus.
    • 5367240527.
  • John Corigliano

    Poem on His Birthday (opening) from A Dylan Thomas Trilogy

    Performer: Nashville Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: Nashville Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Leonard Slatkin.
    • Naxos.
    • 8559394.
  • Karl Jenkins

    Locus Iste

    Performer: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
    • Decca.
  • Julian Philips

    Fern Hill

    Performer: Welsh National Youth Opera. Conductor: Dan Perkin.

Broadcast

  • Sun 4 May 2014 16:00

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