The BBC Singers and David Hill explore five centuries of Great British choral music-making, from the Golden Age of Queen Elizabeth I with works by the two most illustrious English composers of the era, Thomas Tallis and William Byrd, to the 20th century folksong arrangements by collectorsHolst and Percy Grainger, and to lighter music written for the BBC Singers by Sir Richard Rodney Bennett in the 1990s.
This concert is recorded for future broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
Programme:
Byrd Laudibus in Sanctis
Tomkins When David heard
Purcell Hear my prayer, O Lord
Bob Chilcott My prayer
Tavener Song for Athene
Judith Weir Love Bade Me Welcome
Judith Bingham The Spirit of Truth
Tallis If ye love me
Tallis Loquebantur variis linguis
Tippett Dance, clarion air
Britten A Hymn to the Virgin; A Shepherd?s Carol
Elgar Owls
Stanford The Blue Bird
Edward Cowie Lyrebird motet
Traditional arr. Holst I love my love
Traditional arr. Percy Grainger Brigg Fair
Traditional arr. Moeran The Sailor and Young Nancy
Duke Ellington arr. Sir Richard Rodney Bennett Sophisticated Lady
Gershwin arr. Sir Richard Rodney Bennett By Strauss
Bob Chilcott Weather Report
BBC Singers
David Hill conductor
Date: Friday 29 April
Venue: St Giles' Cripplegate, Barbican
Doors open: 6.30pm
Concert starts: 7.30pm
Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that as not everyone who asks for tickets uses them, to make sure we have a full house we send out more tickets than there are places. We do our best to get the numbers right, but unfortunately we occasionally have to disappoint people so please arrive early.
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