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| In a programme celebrating the winners of our 'School Choir competition' Aled Jones catches up with senior winners Coventry Blue Coat School Choir as they perform When I Survey The Wondrous Cross and We Shall Go Out With Hope of Resurrection. Junior winners Lindley School Choir show what young professionals they are when they perform Simple Gifts. They also sing a special song for Children In Need with Aled Jones "The Unicorn Song". Musical highlights from the competition include "Bright Morning Stars Are Rising", "The World In Union" and "You Shall Go Out With Joy".
We are still looking for entrants for the 2009 School Choirs Competition; the closing date is not until 27th October 2008. To enter, simply record your choir singing one traditional hymn, chosen from the list on the website below, and one inspirational or Gospel song. Send the recording to us on a CD or cassette, together with your completed entry form details of which will also be found on the website. http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/programmes/songsofpraise/events/school_choirs/ |
| Howard Goodall
Composer and National Ambassador for Singing Alison Watkins Director of Music at Lindley Junior School, Huddersfield Pat Thompson Head Teacher at Lindley Junior School, Huddersfield Philip Formstone Choir Master at Coventry Blue Coat School Tim Hone Head of Liturgy and Music, Salisbury Cathedral Hellen Bach and Norman McIntosh Hellen and Norman run "Charity Goods" who raise money solely for Children In Need |
| World in Union
Gorton Monastery Words/music: Gustav Holst / Charles Skarbek Performed by: All the school choirs - Heath Mount School Choir + Lindley Junior School Choir + Putney High School Junior Dpt Choir + Coventry Blue Coat CE School Choir + Rugby School Choir + Twyford CofE High School Choir Simple Gifts Lindley Junior School Choir Words and Music: Joseph Brackett Jr 1797-1882 Arranger: Douglas Coombes Performed by: Lindley Junior School Choir, conducted by Alison Watkins Bright Morning Stars Are Rising Music: Traditional song Words: Paul Siskind Publisher: (c) 1999 by G Schirmer, inc, NY Arranger: Paul Siskind Performed by: Coventry Blue Coat CE School Choir + conductor Philip Formstone When I Survey the Wondrous Cross Tune: Waly Waly Arranger: Alex L'estrange Publisher: Faber Music Performed by: Coventry Blue Coat School Choir We Shall Go Out With Hope of Resurrection Tune: Londonderry Air Words: June Boyce Tillman Performed by: Coventry Blue Coat School Choir The Unicorn Song Aled Jones and Lindley Junior School Choir Words and music: Shel Silverstein Arranged by: Geoff Ellerby Performed by: Aled Jones and Lindley Junior School Choir You Shall Go Out with Joy Words and Music: Stuart Dauermann + Steffi Geiser Rubin Arranged by: Douglas Coombes Performed by: Piano accompaniment Richard Baker + Heath Mount School Choir + Lindley Junior School Choir + Putney High School Junior Dpt Choir + Coventry Blue Coat CE School Choir + Rugby School Choir + Twyford CofE High School Choir + conductor Douglas Coombes Other Music 1. Rural Dance (track 8) Composer: Raymond Alessandrini Publishers: MCT Sarl Performers: Mood Label: Zomba Music Prefix: GAL 8 CD: Baroque 2. Death Approaches (track 7) Composer: Raymond Alessandrini Publishers: MCT Sarl Performers: Mood Label: MCT Sarl Prefix: LC11266 Gal 8 CD: Baroque 3. Solid Rock Words: Walter Hawkins lyrics Album: Love Alive IV Malice Records written by Patricia A Gill Performers: Twyford Church of England high School choir Conductor Philip Bennett Piano accompaniment: Joshua Cadman 4. The Rhythm of Life Composer: C Y Coleman Words: Dorothy Fields Publishers: Notable Music Co. Inc. Arranger: Richard Barnes Performers: Lindley Junior School Choir Conductor: Alison Watkins Piano accompaniment: Emma Binns 5. Welcome in This Place a cappella Composer: Mark Beswick Performers: Twyford School Choir Conductor: The Rev Lloyd Crossfield Pianist: Joshua Cadman 6. How Great Thou Art Composer: Swedish Folk Melody Words: Russian hymn tr Stuart K Hine (1899-1989) Publishers: © 1953 Stuart K Hine / The Kingsway Trust Performers: Coventry Blue Coat School Choir Conductor: Philip Formstone Piano accompaniment: Chris Howard |
| Salisbury Cathedral
(Coventry Blue Coats School Choir sang Evensong/ We Shall Go Out With Hope of Resurrection/ When I Survey the Wondrous Cross) www.salisburycathedral.org.uk Drama Studio BBC Manchester (Lindley Junior School Choir sang The Unicorn Song with Aled Jones) www.bbc.co.uk/manchester/ ZSL London Zoo, Regents Park (Lindley Junior School Choir sang The Unicorn Song with Aled Jones) www.zsl.org/zsl-london-zoo Huddersfield Town Hall (Lindley Junior School Choir sang Simple Gifts) www.kirklees.gov.uk/huddersfieldtownhall |