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23/05/2010
Brian D'Arcy celebrates Pentecost with hymns and prayers. The week's featured choir is the Edinburgh Royal Choral Union.
Today is the feast of Pentecost which commemorates the birth of the Christian church. Brian D'Arcy celebrates by looking at some of the traditions of Whitsuntide, including the northern Whit walks. He explores the background and importance of the festival and marks it with traditional hymns and prayers.
This week's featured choir is the Edinburgh Royal Choral Union, directed by Michael Bawtree, and the organist is Morley Whitehead.
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Sun 23 May 201020:30
BBC Radio 2
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- Sun 23 May 201020:30BBC Radio 2
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