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Young Chorister of the Year

Aled Jones celebrates 25 years of the Radio 2 singing competition as he goes behind-the-scenes at St Paul's Cathedral for the exciting final, and meets a former winner now starring in the West End production of Phantom of the Opera.

34 minutes

Last on

Sun 6 Feb 2011 16:55

Music Played

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

  • Robert Prizeman, Maurice Murphy, Steven Geraghty

    Songs of Praise Signature Tune

    Composer: Robert Prizeman Not commercially available

  • Solo V1: Michelle Grogan (winner 1999), Choir and audience of The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester & musicians ‘Manchester Camerata’

    The Day Thou Gavest

    Conductor: Gordon Stewart Tune: St Clement Arranger: Paul Leddington Wright Source: SOP Hymn Book 394. Taken from Favourite Hymns TX: 21.11.1999 at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester Composer: C C Schofield/John Ellerton Publishers: OUP Organist: Nigel Ogden

  • Winchester College Quiristers, soloist: Harry Sever

    Lord Of All Hopefulness

    Conductor: Christopher Tolley Tune: Slane Arranger: Malcolm Archer Source: SOP Hymn book 303. Taken from SOP: Beaulieu TX: 23.05.2004 Composer: Trad. Harm. Eric Routley and Jan Struther Publishers: OUP Organist: James Davy

  • Emma Jane Trow, Susan Moon, Fiona Wight, Victoria McLaughlin, Ruth Fortey, Susan Grey, Jaonee Lunne, Sarah Cox, Sarah Ryan, Daniel Ludford Thomas

    Sing Forever

    Taken from SOP: Choir Girl Of The Year TX: 22.10.1995 at Kingswood School Composer: Robert Prizeman Not available commercially Note - Sing Forever: For the 10th anniversary of the Young Chorister of the Year competition, Songs of Praise brought together the previous 9 Choir Girls of the Year and Daniel Ludford Thomas who won the separate Choir Boy of the Year competition in 1986 along with Victoria McLaughlin.

  • William Dutton Soloist

    You Raise Me Up

    Taken from SOP: Health and Well Being TX: 06.04.2008 at St. Wilfred’s Church, Harrogate Composers: Words & Music: Brendan Graham + Rolf Lovland Pianist: Geoff Ellerby

  • The current winners of the Young Chorister of the Year: Ella Taylor and Liam Jones

    Lord of the Dance

    Source: SOP Hymnbook 73. Specially shot for this Songs of Praise programme at The Emmanuel Church, Didsbury, Manchester Composer: Sydney Carter Publishers OUP Pianist: Simon Lole

  • Tabitha Webb

    Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again (from Pantom of the Opera)

    Words: Charles Hart and Richard Stilgoe Arranger: Ray Monk Composer: Andrew Lloyd Webber Publishers: Really Useful Taken from SOP: Sunderland Musicals TX: 16.11.2008 at The Sunderland Empire

  • Soloist: Lucy Rhodes, congregation at Royal Albert Hall, Royal Choral Society, Saint Michael's Singers, King's School in Macclesfield, Maltman's Green School, 91Èȱ¬ Concert Orchestra.

    O Thou Who Camest From Above

    Conductor: Paul Leddington Wright Tune: Hereford Arranger: Paul Leddington Wright Source: SOP Hymnbook 186. Taken from SOP: Wesley Celebrate TX: 15.06.2003 at The Royal Albert Hall Composers: S.S.Wesley and Charles Wesley Publishers: OUP Organist: Daniel Moult

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Aled Jones
Producer Charlotte Hindle
Series Editor David Taviner
Executive Producer Tommy Nagra

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