Thea Musgrave, Radio 2 Young Choristers of the Year
Composer Thea Musgrave talks to Sara Mohr-Pietsch about her new commission, The Voice of Our Ancestors. The Choral Classic is Lay a Garland by Robert Lucas Pearsal.
Sara Mohr-Pietsch talks to British composer Thea Musgrave, in advance of the premiere of her new commission, The Voice of Our Ancestors, as part of this year's City of London Festival, and she looks ahead to this year's Radio 2 Chorister of the Year competition. Sara's Choral Classic this week is Lay a Garland by Robert Lucas Pearsal.
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Meet My Choir: Hertfordshire Chorus
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MartΓn Codax
Mandado Ei Comigo ['Cantigas De Amigo' No.2]
Ensemble: Alcatraz Ensemble. Ensemble: Kitka.- Dorian.
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Randall Thompson
Alleluia
Choir: Polyphony. Conductor: Stephen Layton.- Hyperion: CDA67929.
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Robert Saxton
Five Motets, No 1: Dixit Autem Dominus Ad Abram
Choir: The Clerks. Conductor: Edward Wickham.- Signum SIGCD174.
- Signum SIGCD174.
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Thea Musgrave
Poems On The Underground - Set 3: A Medieval Summer For Chorus
Choir: The New York Virtuoso Singers.- Bridge:9161.
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Robert Lucas Pearsall
Lay A Garland
Conductor: David Ogden. Choir: Exultate Singers.- Naxos: 8.572511.
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- Sun 28 Jun 2015 16:00Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3
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