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High Hopes

Shauna Muamba tells Aled Jones how the prayers of so many brought hope when her husband Fabrice suffered a cardiac arrest during an FA Cup match in 2012.

Shauna Muamba tells Aled Jones how the prayers of so many brought hope out of despair when her husband Fabrice, the former Bolton Wanderers midfielder, suffered a cardiac arrest during an FA Cup match in 2012. Plus hymns and songs from Liverpool's Hope Street, the Radio 2 Young Choristers of the Year and Philippa Hanna.

35 minutes

Music Played

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

  • Morning Has Broken

    Louisa Stirland, Isaac Waddington and choirs from across the North West

    Tune: Gaelic Traditional Words: Eleanor Farjeon Arrangement: Paul Leddington Wright Conducted by Paul Leddington Wright and accompanied by pianist Jonathan Stott and the Souza Winds. Choirs were comprised of Liverpool Hope University Chamber Choir; UCLAN from The University of Central Lancashire; the Cosmo Singers and Ad Solem from The University of Manchester; Liverpool’s Sense of Sound and The Crosby Capriol Singers. Louisa Stirland and Isaac Waddington were the 2012 Radio 2 Young Choristers Of The Year. Filmed at The Lutyens’ Crypt in Liverpool.

  • Beauty For Brokenness

    Choirs from across the North West

    Composer: Graham Kendrick Arrangement: Paul Leddington Wright Conducted by Paul Leddington Wright and accompanied by pianist Jonathan Stott and the Souza Winds. Choirs were comprised of Liverpool Hope University Chamber Choir; UCLAN from The University of Central Lancashire; the Cosmo Singers and Ad Solem from The University of Manchester; Liverpool’s Sense of Sound and The Crosby Capriol Singers. Filmed at The Lutyens’ Crypt in Liverpool.

  • Run (Light Up)

    Man Utd Foundation Choir

    Choir accompanied by conductor Mark Snowden and Hannah Groarke on the piano. Words and Music: Snow Patrol (Gary Lightfoot, Jonathan Quinn, Mark McClelland, Nathan Connolly, Iain Archer) Arrangement: D W Gilthorpe

  • Amazing Grace

    Choirs from across the North West

    Tune: American Traditional Melody, Arrangement: Paul Leddington Wright Conducted by Paul Leddington Wright and accompanied by pianist Jonathan Stott and the Souza Winds. Choirs were comprised of Liverpool Hope University Chamber Choir; UCLAN from The University of Central Lancashire; the Cosmo Singers and Ad Solem from The University of Manchester; Liverpool’s Sense of Sound and The Crosby Capriol Singers. Filmed at The Lutyens’ Crypt in Liverpool.

  • The Lighthouse

    Philippa Hanna

    Written and performed by Philippa Hanna for Songs of Praise. Filmed at The Lutyens’ Crypt in Liverpool.

  • Just As I Am

    Louisa Stirland, Isaac Waddington and choirs from across the North West

    Tune: Saffron Waldon Words: Charlotte Elliott Composer: A.H. Brown Arrangement: Paul Leddington Wright Conducted by Paul Leddington Wright and accompanied by pianist Jonathan Stott and the Souza Winds. Choirs were comprised of Liverpool Hope University Chamber Choir; UCLAN from The University of Central Lancashire; the Cosmo Singers and Ad Solem from The University of Manchester; Liverpool’s Sense of Sound and The Crosby Capriol Singers. Louisa Stirland and Isaac Waddington were the 2012 Radio 2 Young Choristers Of The Year. Filmed at The Lutyens’ Crypt in Liverpool.

  • Lord Of All Hopefulness

    Choirs from across the North West

    Tune: Slane, Irish Traditional Words: Jan Struther Arrangement: Paul Leddington Wright Conducted by Paul Leddington Wright and accompanied by pianist Jonathan Stott and the Souza Winds. Choirs were comprised of Liverpool Hope University Chamber Choir; UCLAN from The University of Central Lancashire; the Cosmo Singers and Ad Solem from The University of Manchester; Liverpool’s Sense of Sound and The Crosby Capriol Singers. Filmed at The Lutyens’ Crypt in Liverpool.

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Aled Jones
Producer Matthew Napier
Series Editor David Taviner
Executive Producer Tommy Nagra

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