Parliament Choir, BBC Performing Arts Fund
Aled Jones surveys the Westminster based Parliament Choir, with its members including Peers, MPs and staff working in Parliament. Aled will also be joined by Miriam O'Keeffe, to discuss the BBC Performing Arts Fund, which has assisted a number of choirs in the past.
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Jackson Hill
Ma fin est mon commencement
Performer: New York Polyphony
- BIS.
- SACD-1949.
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Jan Dismas Zelenka
Lacrimosa from Requiem in C minor ZWV 45
Performer: Fiori Musicali, Penelope Rapson (director)
- Metronome.
- CD-1082.
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Marcel Dupré
Laudate from 4 Motets Op.9 for choir and organ
Conductor: Jeremy Backhouse Performer: Vasari Singers, Jeremy Filsell (organ)
- GUILD RECORDS.
- GMCD-7220.
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Alexander Gretchaninov
Cantata Kvalite Boga - Praise the Lord Op.65
Conductor: Valery Polyansky Performer: Ludmila Kuznetsova (mezzo-soprano), Russian State Symphony Orchestra, Russian State Symphony Cappella
- Chandos.
- CHAN9698.
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Hymn
Cross of Jesus
Conductor: Simon Over Performer: The Parliament Choir, Nicholas O'Neill (organ)
- BBC recording.
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Nicholas Ludford
Domine Jesu Christe
Conductor: Edward Higgingbottom Performer: Choir of New College, Oxford
- K617.
- K617-206.
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Felix Mendelssohn
You Nations, bring the Lord, from Lobgesang (Symphony no.2) Op.52
Conductor: Jun Markl Performer: Ruth Ziesak (soprano), Christian Elsner (tenor), Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, Leipzig Radio Chorus
- NAXOS.
- 857229-4.
Broadcast
- Sun 15 Apr 201217:00BBC Radio 3
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