Before the Ending of the Day: A Sequence of Compline for Remembrancetide
Thursday 11 November 2021, 2.00pm
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Hannah Kendall
Regina Caeli 4’
John Tavener
Exhortation and Kohima – The Exhortation 4’
Ben Rowarth
Night Prayer, Compline Renewed – Psalms 12’
John Tavener
Exhortation and Kohima – Kohima 2’
Sir James Macmillan
A Child’s Prayer 4’
Dobrinka Tabakova
Alma Redemptoris Mater 5’
Ben Rowarth
For the Fallen 5’
Josephine Stephenson
In manus tuas 4’
Ben Rowarth
Night Prayer, Compline Renewed – Nunc dimittis; The Lord’s Prayer; Regina Caeli 10’
BBC Singers
Sofi Jeannin conductor
Presented by Ian Skelly
There will be no interval
This afternoon’s concert is being recorded by BBC Radio 3 for broadcast in a special edition of 'Radio 3 in Concert' on Sunday at 22:05. It will be available for 30 days after broadcast via BBC Sounds, where you can also find podcasts and music mixes.
Biographies
Sofi Jeannin conductor
Photo: Mark Allan/BBC
Photo: Mark Allan/BBC
Swedish-born Sofi Jeannin studied conducting and singing at the Stockholm Royal College of Music, the Nice Conservatoire and then at the Royal College of Music, London. She is currently Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers and Music Director of the Maîtrise de Radio France, having previously been Music Director of the Choeur de Radio France.
She has worked with leading conductors, including Gustavo Dudamel, Bernard Haitink, Christoph Eschenbach and Valery Gergiev, collaborating with orchestras such as the Orchestre National de France, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and Los Angeles Philharmonic.
During her time with the Maîtrise she has commissioned many new works from composers such as John Adams, Peter Eötvös, Thierry Escaich and Kaija Saariaho, as well as conducting regularly for broadcasts on France Musique and for performances at the St Denis Festival.
Recent performance highlights with the BBC Singers include world premieres by Shiva Feshareki and Nico Muhly at the 2021 BBC Proms; a collaboration with the Academy of Ancient Music and South Asian dance company Akademi exploring the dances of Rameau with classical and contemporary Indian dance; and Poulenc’s Figure humaine with jazz interpolations from BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artist Misha Mullov-Abbado.
As a guest conductor, recent and future engagements include concerts with the Hallé, New Japan and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic orchestras, Norrköping and Singapore Symphony orchestras and Auckland Philharmonia.
She is committed to education and has worked with the chorus and orchestra of Kinshasa, Congo, and since 2017 has been involved in El Sistema Greece. She regularly gives workshops and masterclasses around the world.
Coming up at Milton Court Concert Hall
Friday 10 December 7.30pm
A Roaring 20s Christmas with the BBC Singers
Time to get these roaring twenties going at last, as the BBC Singers enter the spirit of the jazz age with a swinging Christmas celebration packed full of standards and classics.
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BBC Singers
The BBC Singers have held a unique place at the heart of the UK’s choral scene for almost 100 years and have collaborated and performed with many of the world’s leading composers, conductors and soloists of the 20th and 21st centuries. The current Chief Conductor of the BBC Singers is Sofi Jeannin.
The BBC Singers promote a 50:50 gender policy for composers whose music they perform, and champion inclusivity for composers from all backgrounds. Recent concerts and recordings include music by Joanna Marsh, Cecilia McDowall, Roxanna Panufnik, Sun Keting, Errollyn Wallen and Roderick Williams. In addition, recent seasons have seen diverse creative collaborations with singers Katie Melua, Laura Mvula and Clare Teal, South Asian dance company Akademi, world music fusion band Kabantu and choreographer Duwane Taylor alongside artists from East London Dance.
As well as their annual performances at the First and Last Nights of the BBC Proms, the 2021 season saw them perform a conceptual Prom featuring composer and turntablist Shiva Feshareki.
The BBC Singers are based at the BBC’s Maida Vale Studios, where they rehearse and record regularly for BBC Radio 3. They also perform an annual series of concerts at Milton Court Concert Hall in London. The 2021–22 season includes a Christmas extravaganza featuring festive music from the Roaring Twenties. The group also gives free concerts at a number of venues across London and appears regularly at major festivals across the UK and abroad, with the vast majority of its performances broadcast on BBC Radio 3.
The BBC Singers also offer a wide programme of innovative learning and community activities, working with schools, colleges/universities and community groups, and take a leading role in BBC Ten Pieces and BBC Young Composer. When vacancies arise, the group encourages applications from all areas of our diverse UK community.
Chief Conductor
Sofi Jeannin
Principal Guest Conductor
Bob Chilcott
Sopranos
Alice Gribbin
Rebecca Lea
Helen Neeves
Olivia Robinson
Emma Tring
Altos
Margaret Cameron
Jessica Gillingwater
Eleanor Minney
Katherine Nicholson
Tenors
Peter Davoren
Stephen Jeffes
Andrew Murgatroyd
Tom Raskin
Basses
Charles Gibbs
Jamie W. Hall
Jimmy Holliday
Edward Price
Andrew Rupp
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