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Advent Verse

Pam Rhodes introduces poetry and music for Advent, with guests Sheila Hancock and Sir Derek Jacobi, plus seasonal hymns from St Alban's Church in Bristol and the Military Wives.

35 minutes

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • SONGS OF PRAISE SIGNATURE TUNE

    Robert Prizeman

    TITLE: SONGS OF PRAISE SIGNATURE TUNE COMPOSER: Robert Prizeman PERFORMED BY: Robert Prizeman, Maurice Murphy, Steven Geraghty COPYRIGHT: Not commercially available

  • O COME, O COME, EMMANUEL

    Congregation of St Alban's Church, Bristol

    TITLE: O COME, O COME, EMMANUEL WORDS: Traditional MUSIC: Traditional TUNE: Veni Emmanuel SOURCE: Songs of Praise Hymnbook ARRANGER: David Ogden LOCATION: All music recorded on location at St Alban’s Church, Bristol PERFORMED BY: The congregation at St. Alban’s Church, Bristol CONDUCTOR: David Ogden COPYRIGHT: The Jubilate Group

  • LET US TURN OUR FACES TO THE LIGHT

    The congregation at St. Alban's Church, Bristol

    TITLE: LET US TURN OUR FACES TO THE LIGHT WORDS: Rev. Robert Willis MUSIC: John Bradley ARRANGER: David Ogden LOCATION: All music recorded on location at St Alban’s Church, Bristol PERFORMED BY: The congregation at St. Alban’s Church, Bristol CONDUCTOR: David Ogden

  • WHAT SWEETER MUSIC

    The Exultate Singers with The Lochrian Ensemble

    TITLE: WHAT SWEETER MUSIC WORDS: Robert Herrick MUSIC: John Rutter ARRANGER: John Rutter LOCATION: All music recorded on location at St Alban’s Church, Bristol PERFORMED BY: The Exultate Singers with The Lochrian Ensemble CONDUCTOR: David Ogden

  • OF THE FATHER’S LOVE BEGOTTEN

    The congregation at St. Alban's Church, Bristol

    TITLE: OF THE FATHER’S LOVE BEGOTTEN WORDS: Traditional MUSIC: From Piae Cantiones TUNE: Divinum Mysterium SOURCE: Songs of Praise Hymnbook ARRANGER: David Ogden LOCATION: All music recorded on location at St Alban’s Church, Bristol PERFORMED BY: The congregation at St. Alban’s Church, Bristol CONDUCTOR: David Ogden

  • IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER

    The Military Wives

    TITLE: IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER WORDS: Christina Rossetti MUSIC: Gustav T. Holst (1874 – 1934) TUNE: Traditional LOCATION: All music recorded on location at St Alban’s Church, Bristol PERFORMED BY: The Military Wives

  • HARK, THE GLAD SOUND!

    The congregation at St. Alban's Church, Bristol

    TITLE: HARK, THE GLAD SOUND! WORDS: Philip Doddridge (1702 – 1751) MUSIC: from Thomas Ravenscroft’s Psalmes (1621) TUNE: Bristol SOURCE: Songs of Praise Hymnbook ARRANGER: David Ogden LOCATION: All music recorded on location at St Alban’s Church, Bristol PERFORMED BY: The congregation at St. Alban’s Church, Bristol CONDUCTOR: David Ogden COPYRIGHT: (In this version) Praise Trust

  • THE TREES

    Westbury on Trym Parish Church Choir and Bristol Schools Chamber Choir

    TITLE: THE TREES WORDS: Carol Ann Duffy MUSIC: Sasha Johnson Manning SOURCE: Faber Music ARRANGER: David Ogden LOCATION: All music recorded on location at St Alban’s Church, Bristol PERFORMED BY: Westbury on Trym Parish Church Choir and Bristol Schools Chamber Choir CONDUCTOR: David Ogden

  • LO! HE COMES WITH CLOUDS DESCENDING

    The congregation at St. Alban's Church, Bristol

    TITLE: LO! HE COMES WITH CLOUDS DESCENDING WORDS & MUSIC: Charles Wesley (1707 – 1788) TUNE: Helmsley SOURCE: Singing The Faith ARRANGER: David Ogden ( /Martin Madan) LOCATION: All music recorded on location at St Alban’s Church, Bristol PERFORMED BY: The congregation at St. Alban’s Church, Bristol CONDUCTOR: David Ogden

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Pam Rhodes
Series Editor David Taviner
Executive Producer Tommy Nagra

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