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A Gospel Christmas

Gospel choirs Volney Morgan & New-Ye and The Spirituals join the BBC Concert Orchestra, conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser in a festive celebration. Presented by Jumoké Fashola.

Gospel choirs Volney Morgan & New-Ye and The Spirituals join the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser in a festive celebration.
Recorded at Watford Colosseum on 3rd December.

Presented by Jumoké Fashola.

arr Kyle Gordon: Bless the Lord
Mendelssohn, arr Gordon: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Sing out Loud)
Trad: Go, tell it on the mountain
Nigel Hess: A Christmas Overture
Trad: Mary, did you know?
Massenet: The Last Sleep of the Virgin 
Gruber arr Terrance Kelly: Silent Night
arr Kyle Gordon: This Christmas

INTERVAL

Monk arr Gordon: Abide with Me
Wade arr Gordon: O Come all ye Faithful
arr Kyle Gordon: Amazing God; Great I Am
Spirituals Medley
Leopold Mozart, arr Philip Lane: Sleighride
Holford/Mason, arr Gordon: Joy to the World
Adam: O Holy Night
Handel, arr Mervyn Warren: Hallelujah!

Volney Morgan & New-Ye
The Spirituals
BBC Concert Orchestra
Conductor Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser

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2 hours, 14 minutes

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Fri 19 Dec 202519:30
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Felix Mendelssohn

    Hark the Herald Angels Sing

    Music Arranger: Junior Garr. Orchestrator: Kyle Gordon. Choir: The Spirituals. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser.

  • Trad.

    Go tell it on the Mountain

    Music Arranger: Volney Morgan. Choir: Volney Morgan & New-Ye.

  • Nigel Hess

    A Christmas Overture

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser.

  • Mark Lowry

    Mary did you Know

    Performer: John G Smith. Singer: Angel Morgan.

  • Jules Massenet

    The Last Sleep of the Virgin

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser.

  • Franz Xaver Gruber

    Silent Night

    Music Arranger: Terrance Kelly. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser. Choir: Volney Morgan & New-Ye. Choir: The Spirituals.

  • Donny Hathaway

    This Christmas

    Music Arranger: Volney Morgan. Orchestrator: Kyle Gordon. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser. Choir: Volney Morgan & New-Ye.

  • Roderick Elms

    A Windy Christmas

    Ensemble: Aurora Ensemble.
    • Herald.

  • Roderick Elms

    Holly's Nightmare

    Ensemble: Aurora Ensemble. Conductor: Bramwell Tovey.
    • Herald.

  • Roderick Elms

    Sails at Dawn

    Performer: John Anderson. Performer: Jo Smith.
    • Herald.

  • William Monk

    Abide with Me

    Music Arranger: Junior Garr. Orchestrator: Kyle Gordon. Choir: The Spirituals. Conductor: Russell H Blackman. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser.

  • John Francis Wade

    O Come All Ye Faithful

    Music Arranger: Junior Garr. Orchestrator: Kyle Gordon. Choir: The Spirituals. Conductor: Russell H Blackman. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser.

  • Mercy Chinwo

    Amazing God

    Orchestrator: Kyle Gordon. Music Arranger: Volney Morgan. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser. Choir: Volney Morgan & New-Ye.

  • Craig and Dean Phillips

    The Great I Am

    Orchestrator: Kyle Gordon. Music Arranger: Volney Morgan. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser. Choir: Volney Morgan & New-Ye.

  • Junior Garr

    Spirituals Medley

  • Leopold Mozart

    Sleigh Ride

    Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser.

  • Adolphe Adam

    O Holy Night

    Music Arranger: Junior Garr. Orchestrator: Kyle Gordon. Choir: The Spirituals. Conductor: Russell H Blackman. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser.

  • George Frideric Handel

    Joy to the World

    Music Arranger: Junior Garr. Orchestrator: Kyle Gordon. Choir: The Spirituals. Conductor: Russell H Blackman. Orchestra: BBC Concert Orchestra. Conductor: Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser. Choir: Volney Morgan & New-Ye.

  • Cécile Chaminade

    Concertino for flute & piano

    Performer: Adam Walker. Performer: Pavel Kolesnikov.
    • Belle Époque: French Music for Wind.
    • CHANDOS.

  • Claude Debussy

    String Quartet in G minor, Op.10 (1st mvt)

    Ensemble: Belcea Quartet.
    • String Quartets: Belcea Quartet.
    • EMI Classics.

Broadcast

  • Fri 19 Dec 202519:30
    BBC Radio 3