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Alex Wilson and Cesar Correa

Jazz Line-Up Claire Martin presents a duo piano concert set by Alex Wilson and Cesar Correa.

The Choir

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Voices Now

Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
First broadcast:
Sunday 04 March 2012

Music Nation, a spectacular nationwide weekend of music from around the UK, is the first countdown event to the London 2012 Festival. Aled Jones will be at the Roundhouse in London, presenting part of Voices Now, with an exciting and varied range of music. Choirs taking part in this concert will include the Ifield Community College Choir, the Finchley Chamber Choir, the Roundhouse Choir, the Choir with No Name, the Maspindzeli Georgian Choir, the Hertfordshire County Youth Choir, the Berkshire Youth Choir and the BBC Singers. The event will culminate in a broadcast premiere of Orlando Gough's Making Music Overture 'Traditional Values'.

Music Played

18 items
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • Traditional Mali tune Denko

    Conductor: Patrick Allen Performer: Ifield Community College Choir

  • Image for Juan del Encina

    Juan del Encina Oy comamos y bebamos

    Conductor: Patrick Allen Performer: Ifield Community College Choir

  • Robin Hogarth Shosholoza

    Conductor: Patrick Allen Performer: Ifield Community College Choir

  • Image for Herbert Howells

    Herbert Howells Requiem - Requiem Aeternam

    Conductor: David LARDI Performer: Finchley Chamber Choir

  • Image for Pierre Villette

    Pierre Villette Hymne a la vierge

    Conductor: David LARDI Performer: Finchley Chamber Choir

  • Traditional Ladino folksong Cuando Vejo Hija Hermosa

    Conductor: Osnat SCHMOOL Performer: Roundhouse Choir

  • Image for Thelonious Monk

    Thelonious Monk 'Round midnight arranged by Osnat Schmool

    Conductor: Osnat SCHMOOL Performer: Roundhouse Choir

  • South African Traditional Dinasi Ponono

    Conductor: Osnat SCHMOOL Performer: Roundhouse Choir

  • Freddie Mercury/Lennon and McCartney Bicycle Mystery Tour, arranged by Alison Beck

    Conductor: Marie Benton Performer: Ben Reed (drums), Ed Blunt (piano), Jason Simpson (bass guitar), THE CHOIR WITH NO NAME

  • Clinton/Shider/Morrison One Nation Under A Groove arranged by Marie Benton

    Conductor: Marie Benton Performer: Ben Reed (drums), Ed Blunt (piano), Jason Simpson (bass guitar), THE CHOIR WITH NO NAME

  • Georgian Traditional Aghdgomasa Shensa

    Conductor: Tamta Turmanidze Performer: Maspindzeli Georgian Choir

  • Traditional Samegrelo Region song Lechkhmuri Makruli (Wedding Song)

    Conductor: Tamta Turmanidze Performer: Maspindzeli Georgian Choir

  • Image for Moses Hogan

    Moses Hogan Elijah Rock

    Conductor: David HILL Performer: BBC Singers

  • Image for Ben Parry

    Ben Parry Flame

    Conductor: David HILL Performer: BBC Singers

  • Image for Orlando Gough

    Orlando Gough Traditional Values - 1st movement

    Conductor: Heller Jones Performer: Hertfordshire County Youth Choir

  • Image for Orlando Gough

    Orlando Gough Traditional Values - 2nd movement

    Conductor: Peter Asprey Performer: Berkshire Youth Choir

  • Orlando Gough Traditional Values - 3rd movement

    Conductor: David HILL Performer: BBC Singers

  • Stephen JEFFES Air

    Conductor: David HILL Performer: BBC SINGERS, BERKSHIRE YOUTH CHOIR, FINCHLEY CHAMBER CHOIR, HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY YOUTH CHOIR, ROUNDHOUSE CHOIR

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    Voices Now

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