26 February 2006
Sunday 26 February 2006 18:30-20:00 (Radio 3)
Few choirs can boast a history as long and colourful as the Huddersfield Choral Society. Aled Jones joins current chorus master Joseph Cullen to trace the society's development from its earliest meetings in the town's public houses, through the pioneering years under Sir Malcolm Sargent, to its latest recordings.
Duration:
1 hour 30 minutes
Playlist
WALTON: THEN SING ALOUD TO GOD from BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST
Huddersfield Choral Society / Leeds Philharmonic Chorus / Laudibus / English Northern Philharmonia / Paul Daniel
NAXOS 8.555869, track 9
ELGAR: THE DREAM OF GERONTIUS - Excerpt from Part 2
Huddersfield Choral Society / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir / Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Vernon Handley
EMI CD-EMXD 2500, CD 2 tracks 9-10
HOLST: THE HYMN OF JESUS (Op. 37)
Huddersfield Choral Society / Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / Malcolm Sargent
DUTTON CDAX8012, tracks 9-10
BORODIN: POLOVTSIAN DANCES (From 'Prince Igor')
Huddersfield Choral Society / BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra / Martyn Brabbins
BBC Recording
PURCELL adapt. HAWKINS arr. CULLEN: CHRIST IS MADE THE SURE FOUNDATION
Huddersfield Choral Society / Opera North Brass / Joseph Cullen
SIGNUM forthcoming release (white label) recorded in Huddersfield Town Hall , January 2006
POULENC: GLORIA
Janice Watson (soprano) / Huddersfield Choral Society / BBC Philharmonic / Yan Pascal Tortelier
BBC Recording
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