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Did Allegri really write his famous Miserere? Tune in to find out as Jamie MacDougall explores music for voices.

Did Allegri really write his famous Miserere? Tune in to find out as Jamie explores music for voices, with choral music ancient and modern, works for chorus, early vocal music of motets and madrigals and a sprinkling of choral traditions from across the world. Joining Jamie is Master of the Queen鈥檚 Music, composer Judith Weir CBE. Having written operas, cantatas and heaps of choral music, our expert guest Judith will share her favourite music for the human voice and her inspiration to write for vocal ensembles.

1 hour, 55 minutes

Last on

Sun 7 Aug 2022 19:00

Music Played

  • Johann Sebastian Bach

    Herr, unser Herrscher (St. John Passion)

    Choir: Bach Choir Mainz. Orchestra: Bach Orchestra Mainz. Conductor: Ralf Otto.
  • Robert Carver

    O bone Jesu

    Choir: The Sixteen. Conductor: Harry Christophers.
  • Sally Beamish

    In the Stillness

    Choir: Pembroke College Girls' Choir. Director: Anna Lapwood.
  • Jean Sibelius

    Be Still My Soul

    Author: Katheryn A. von Schlegel. Choir: Paisley Abbey Choir.
  • Hildegard von Bingen

    O viridissima virga

    Choir: Gothic Voices. Director: Christopher Page.
  • Claudio Monteverdi

    Nisi Dominus 篓A Dieci Voci篓

    Choir: Monteverdi Choir. Conductor: Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Ensemble: English Baroque Soloists. Ensemble: His Majestys Sagbutts and Cornetts. Choir: London Oratory Junior Choir.
  • Rev. Milton Brunson & The Thompson Community Singers

    Old Ship Of Zion EXTRACT

  • Donald Macleod & Lewis Congregation

    Stroudwater

  • Trad.

    Suo G芒n

    Choir: The Fron Male Voice Choir.
  • Temur Kevkhishvili

    Tsintskaro

    Composer: Trad.. Performer: Hamlet Gonashvili. Choir: Rustavi Choir.
  • Thomas Tallis

    Spem in alium

    Choir: Chapelle du Roi. Conductor: Alistair Dixon.
  • Vincent Youmans

    Tea For Two

  • Judith Weir

    Love Bade Me Welcome

    Choir: Choir of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge. Conductor: Geoffrey Webber.
  • Benjamin Britten

    Maiden in the mor lay (Sacred and Profane Op 91)

    Choir: The Sixteen. Director: Harry Christophers.
  • Olivier Messiaen

    O sacrum convivium

    Choir: Vox Clamantis. Conductor: Jaan-Eik Tulve.
  • John Tavener

    Song for Athene for chorus

    Performer: Ian le Grice. Choir: The Choir of Temple Church. Choir: Holst Singers. Conductor: Stephen Layton.
  • Heikki Sarmanto

    Hanget Soi [Singing Snow]

    Music Arranger: Auvo Sarmanto. Choir: Tapiolan kuoro. Conductor: Kari Ala-P枚ll盲nen.
  • Carl Orff

    Carmina Burana (O Fortuna)

    Choir: Philharmonia Chorus. Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra. Conductor: Riccardo Muti.
  • Gustav Mahler

    Symphony No. 8 in E-Flat Major

    Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra. Choir: Leeds Festival Chorus. Conductor: Leonard Bernstein.
  • Gregorio Allegri

    Miserere Mei

    Ensemble: VOCES8.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 1 May 2022 19:00
  • Sun 29 May 2022 19:00
  • Sun 7 Aug 2022 19:00