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Choir of the Year 2010

From London's Royal Festival Hall, Martin Handley presents the final of the 2010 Choir of the Year competition, featuring the four category winners and two wildcard entries.

Presented by Martin Handley

The final of the 2010 Choir of the Year from London's Royal Festival Hall introduced by Aled Jones and Josie d'Arby. Since the spring 160 choirs and 6000 singers have been battling it out up and down the country in the competition which attracts entrants from age 6 to age 80. In last night's Final the winners of the four categories - Children, Youth, Adult and Open - plus two wild cards battled it out to be crowned 'Choir of the Year 2010' singing music from madrigals to Motown.

2 hours, 15 minutes

Last on

Mon 29 Nov 2010 19:00

Music Played

  • Brendan Ashe

    Veni, Veni – A Fanfare for Voices

    Performers: The Holles Singers, Miranda Ashe (conductor), Brendan Ashe (piano)

  • Traditional Georgian

    Shen Char Vernachi

    Performers: The Holles Singers, Miranda Ashe (conductor)

  • John Kander

    Cabaret Medley arr. Brendan Ashe

    Performers: The Holles Singers, Miranda Ashe (conductor), Brendan Ashe (piano)

  • John Rutter

    A Choral Fanfare

    Performers: Wellensian Consort, Christopher Finch (musical director)

  • Josef Rheinberger

    Abendlied

    Performers: Wellensian Consort, Christopher Finch (musical director)

  • Spiritual

    Didn't My Lord Deliver Daniel arr. Richard Allain

    Performers: Wellensian Consort, Christopher Finch (musical director)

  • Steve Winwood, Muff Winwood, Spencer Davis

    Gimme Some Lovin' arr. Alan Billingsley

    Performers: Warwickshire County Boys’ Choir, Garry Jones (director), Julian Grimshaw (piano)

  • Andy Beck

    Firefly

    Performers: Warwickshire County Boys’ Choir, Garry Jones (director), Julian Grimshaw (piano)

  • Francis Poulenc

    Le Petite Fille Sage

    Performers: Warwickshire County Boys’ Choir, Garry Jones (director)

  • Alan Simmons

    Turn to Drink! (Work Like a Slave)

    Performers: Warwickshire County Boys’ Choir, Garry Jones (director), Julian Grimshaw (piano)

  • Jeff Wayne

    War of the Worlds Medley arr. Paul Mellors

    Performers: Rainbow Connection Singers, Paul Mellors (musical director & piano)

  • Michel Legrand

    How Do You Keep the Music Playing

    Performers: Rainbow Connection Singers, Paul Mellors (musical director & piano)

  • John Rutter

    Angel's Carol

    Performers: New Forest Children’s Choir, Alison Russell-Hayward (musical director), Heather Wrighton (harp)

  • Howard Goodall

    The Lord Is My Shepherd

    Performers: New Forest Children’s Choir, Alison Russell-Hayward (musical director), Doug Gould (piano)

  • Dan Holdsworth

    The Wreck

    Performers: New Forest Children’s Choir, Alison Russell-Hayward (musical director), Doug Gould (piano)

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Dies Irae

    Performers: University of Central Lancashire Chamber Choir, Mark Goggins (director), Ian Tate (piano)

  • Bob Chilcott

    The Good Side of Me

    Performers: University of Central Lancashire Chamber Choir, Mark Goggins (director)

  • Con Conrad

    The Continental arr. David Blackwell

    Performers: University of Central Lancashire Chamber Choir, Mark Goggins (director)

Broadcast

  • Mon 29 Nov 2010 19:00