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Celebrating John Rutter and Bob Chilcott

The BBC Symphony Chorus joins the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Neil Ferris at Saffron Hall in a celebration of music by two of the great choral composers of our time.

The BBC Symphony Chorus joins the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductors Neil Ferris, Bob Chilcott and John Rutter at Saffron Hall in a celebration of music and the legacy of two of the great choral composers of our time as they reach significant anniversaries.

Presented by Katie Derham.

Carwithen: Prelude from Suffolk Suite
Tarik O’Regan: Coronation Agnus Dei
Bob Chilcott: Can you hear Me?
Bob Chilcott: Slow Tandem
John Rutter: Et misericordia from Magnificat
John Rutter: Pie Jesu from Requiem
Becky McGlade: He that dwelleth in the secret place
Cecilia McDowall: Sanctus & Benedictus from Da Vinci Requiem
Mendelssohn: O for the wings of a dove
Carwithen: Suffolk Morris from Suffolk Suite

INTERVAL

John Rutter: Celebration Overture
John Rutter: Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day
John Rutter: For the beauty of the earth
Rebecca Dale: Panis Angelicus Reimagined (BBC CO Commission)
Copland: Variations on Shaker Melody Simple Gifts (Appalachian Spring)
Will Todd: Amazing Grace
Michael Higgins: He’s gone away (Three American Songs)
Ken Burton: A Prayer
Arr. Bob Chilcott: Skye Boat Song; O Danny Boy
Vaughan Williams: Antiphon - Let all the world (Five Mystical Songs)

Soprano Rebecca Lea
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Concert Orchestra
Conductors Neil Ferris, Bob Chilcott, John Rutter

2 hours, 14 minutes

Last on

Fri 3 Oct 202519:30
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Doreen Carwithen

    Prelude (Suffolk Suite)

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Neil Ferris.

  • Tarik O’Regan

    Coronation Agnus Dei

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Neil Ferris. Choir: BBC Symphony Chorus.

  • Bob Chilcott

    Can You Hear Me?

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Choir: BBC Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Bob Chilcott.

  • Bob Chilcott

    Slow Tandem

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Bob Chilcott.

  • John Rutter

    Et misericordia (Magnificat)

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Singer: Rebecca Lea. Choir: BBC Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Neil Ferris.

  • John Rutter

    Pie Jesu (Requiem)

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Singer: Rebecca Lea. Choir: BBC Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Neil Ferris.

  • Becky McGlade

    He that dwelleth in a secret place

    Choir: BBC Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Neil Ferris.

  • Cecilia McDowall

    Sanctus and Benedictus (Da Vinci Requiem)

    Choir: BBC Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Neil Ferris. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    O for the Wings of a Dove

    Choir: BBC Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Neil Ferris. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Singer: Rebecca Lea.

  • Doreen Carwithen

    Suffolk Morris (Suffolk Suite)

    Conductor: Neil Ferris. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.

  • Bob Chilcott

    The Two Curved Sticks of the Drummer (The Making of the Drum)

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Bob Chilcott.
    • Signum.

  • Trad.

    Keel Row; The Willow Tree

    Music Arranger: John Rutter. Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Conductor: John Rutter. Conductor: John Rutter. Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia.

  • Trad.

    Sing a song of sixpence

    Music Arranger: John Rutter. Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Conductor: John Rutter. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • Decca.

  • Billy Joel

    And so it goes

    Choir: The King’s Singers.
    • RCA Red Seal.

  • Robert Pearsall

    Lay a Garland

    Choir: The Cambridge Singers. Conductor: John Rutter.
    • Collegium.

  • Bob Chilcott

    Weather Report

    Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Bob Chilcott.
    • Signum.

  • John Rutter

    Celebration Overture

    Performer: John Rutter. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.

  • John Rutter

    Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day

    Performer: John Rutter. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Choir: BBC Symphony Chorus.

  • John Rutter

    For the Beauty of the Earth

    Performer: John Rutter. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Choir: BBC Symphony Chorus.

  • Rebecca Dale

    Panis Angelicus Reimagined

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Choir: BBC Symphony Chorus. Conductor: Neil Ferris.

  • Aaron Copland

    Simple Gifts (Appalchian Spring)

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Neil Ferris.

  • Will Todd

    Amazing Grace

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Neil Ferris. Choir: BBC Symphony Chorus.

  • Michael Higgins

    He's Gone Away

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Neil Ferris. Choir: BBC Symphony Chorus.

  • Ken Burton

    A Prayer

    Conductor: Neil Ferris. Choir: BBC Symphony Chorus.

  • Trad.

    Skye Boat Song

    Music Arranger: Bob Chilcott. Conductor: Neil Ferris. Choir: BBC Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.

  • Trad.

    O Danny Boy

    Music Arranger: Bob Chilcott. Conductor: Neil Ferris. Choir: BBC Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.

  • Ralph Vaughan Williams

    Let All the World (Five Mystical Songs)

    Conductor: Neil Ferris. Choir: BBC Symphony Chorus. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra.

  • Henry Purcell

    An Evening Hymn

    Performer: Christophe Rousset. Singer: Rosemary Joshua. Director: Christophe Rousset. Ensemble: Les Talens Lyriques.
    • Purcell: Harmonia Sacra: Rosemary Joshua, Les Talens Lyriques.
    • APARTE.

Broadcast

  • Fri 3 Oct 202519:30
    BBC Radio 3