Psalm 24

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Boulanger, a prolific talent cut short (she died aged only 24) wrote three choral works based conventionally on psalms but it's her use of unusual scoring - in this case choir, brass ensemble, timpani and two harps - which set her aside from her contemporaries. The maturity of this composition belies her youth: she was 22 when she completed this. Composer: Lili Boulanger Performers: BBC Symphony Orchestra Performers: BBC Chorus Performer: Janet Price (Soprano) Performer: Bernadette Greevy (Contralto) Performer: Ian Partridge (Tenor) Performer: John Carol Case (Baritone) Conductor: Nadia Boulanger Recording date: 30 October 1968 Date of broadcast: 24 November 1968