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Sing for Life in Wales

Duration:
1 hour, 30 minutes
First broadcast:
Sunday 06 May 2012

Aled Jones looks at a project to launch fifteen new choirs across Wales with the aim of bringing together people affected by cancer.

Music and featured items

7 items
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
  • Image for Sir Peter Maxwell Davies

    Sir Peter Maxwell Davies Lullabye for Lucy

    Performer: Glasgow University Chapel Choir, James Grossmith (director)

    Bute, 001, 1-16

  • Image for Ola Gjeilo

    Ola Gjeilo Prelude

    Performer: Phoenix Chorale, Charles Bruffy (director)

    Chandos, CHSA--5100, 1-8

  • Image for Ola Gjeilo

    Ola Gjeilo Northern Lights

    Performer: Phoenix Chorale, Charles Bruffy (director)

    Chandos, CHSA--5100, 1-4

  • Sing for Life in Wales

    Interview with singers in the Pontypridd Sing for Life choir Angela Davies and Wayne Meats and Nathan Bishop from Tenovus, and recordings from one of their rehearsals

  • Image for Barrington Pheloung

    Barrington Pheloung Benedictus (theme from Inspector Morse), arranged by Edward Higginbottom

    Conductor: Edward Higginbottom Performer: Choir Of New College, Oxford

    Decca, 2758053, 1-2

  • Kerry Andrew Rhymes and Charms for Fly-Away Things (extract) 2. Magpie, Crow & Dove

    Conductor: John Powell Performer: John Powell Singers, Christopher Cromar (piano)

    , BBC recording

  • Image for Sir Peter Maxwell Davies

    Sir Peter Maxwell Davies Solstice of Light

    Performer: Austin Gunn (tenor), Glasgow University Chapel Choir, James GROSSMITH (director), Kevin Bowyer (organ)

    , Bute, 001, 1-8

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