Music Played
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Robert Prizeman Songs of Praise Signature Tune
Arranged: especially for the 2010 competition and not commercially available
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Only Men Aloud One Voice
Words: Barry Manilow This song is available on the CD – Only Men Aloud
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London Community Gospel Choir Glory, Glory, Hallelujah:
Words & Music: Julia Ward Howe & Steffe William Arranger: Gordon Lorenz & Ernest Haywood This Song is available on the CD - London Community Gospel Choir- Glorious
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Ballyholme Primary School, Putney High School Junior Department & all choirs and congregation at Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall. Let There Be Peace On Earth
Words & Music: Sy Miller and Jill Jackson Arranger: Ray Monk
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Voces 8 Nunc Dimitis
Words: Liturgical Composer: Gustav Holst This song is available on the CD – Voces8 Evensong
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Only Men Aloud Cwm Rhondda
Words: William Williams Composer: John Hughes Arranger: Simon Franglen & Tim Rhys- Evans This song is available on the CD – Only Men Aloud
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Maria Fidelis Convent School, St Aidan’s CofE High School, Rugby School & all choirs and congregation at Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall. Let All The World In Every Corner Sing
Tune: Luckington Music: Basil Harwood Words: George Herbert Arranger: Geoff Ellerby
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Factsheet for Sunday 25th April
Presented by Aled Jones.
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PERFORMERS
ONLY MEN ALOUD
Only Men Aloud website
Only Men Aloud is a male voice choir from Wales. The choir came to national prominence in the UK when they won the BBC Last Choir Standing competition during 2008. The choir was formed by Tim Rhys-Evans, a classically trained singer and former musical director of Welsh National Youth Opera. It has 19 members and is based in Cardiff. Following Last Choir Standing, choir signed a five-record deal with Universal Music and released their first album. They performed with Josh Groban at The Royal Variety Performance in 2008.
The choir embarked on their first UK tour in 2009. In October 2009, the choir's second album, Band of Brothers, went straight to Number One in the UK Classical Charts, where it remained for three weeks. -
LONDON COMMUNITY GOSPEL CHOIR
The London Community Gospel Choir are a successful gospel choir , largely recognized as the pioneers of Gospel music in the UK. The London Community Gospel Choir was founded in 1982 by the Reverend Bazil Meade with the assistance of Lawrence Johnson, Delroy Powell and John Francis.
London Community Gospel Choir website
They are often described as adaptable, flexible and dynamic melodies with rich harmonies whether they are performing as an octet or a 30-strong choir. LCGC is known for their funk-flavored gospel flair, swing-beat, R'n'B, traditional and soulful arrangements, with invigorating choreography and vocal gymnastics.
In 2009 they recorded a charity single for War Child along with other major UK stars. On the 25th of October 2009 the single reached 10 in the UK Singles Chart giving London Community Gospel Choir, their first top ten hit. -
Voces8
Voces8 is an international award winning a cappella octet from the United Kingdom formed in 2005. They have established themselves as the young British Acapella group performing diverse repertoire ranging from early English and European Renaissance choral work, to their own arrangements of jazz and pop songs.
Voces8 website
Voces8 is the flagship ensemble of Voces Cantabiles Music, a music foundation based in South East England. Voces8 performs in concert internationally, and won 1st prize and the audience vote for Best Act at the challenging International Choral Competition in Gorizia, Italy, 2005. In 2006 Voces8 won two first prizes at the international choral competition in Tolosa, Spain. -
LOCATION:
SOUTHBANK CENTRE’S QUEEN ELIZABETH HALL
Southbank Centre website
BELVEDERE ROAD, LONDON, SE1 8XX
Tel: 020 7960 4200
Credits
- Presenter
- Aled Jones
- Presenter
- Jodie Prenger
- Presenter
- Mica Paris
- Director
- Julian Smith
- Producer
- Tony Followell
- Executive Producer
- Tommy Nagra
