Choir of the Year 2016, Gorecki's Totus Tuus
Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch. With highlights from the category finals of Choir of the Year, Meet My Choir, some choral surprises and Sara's Choral Classic: Gorecki's Totus Tuus.
Sara Mohr-Pietsch with Radio 3's weekly celebration of singing together. Today there's highlights from the category finals of Choir of the Year, the UK-wide biennial competition for amateur choirs of any size from 8 to 100, a chance to meet an amateur choir in our regular spot, "Meet My Choir", a sprinking of choral surprises and Sara's choral classic is Gorecki's profoundly moving Totus Tuus.
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