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Choral Foundations

BBC Radio 3
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Adrian Jack concludes his tour of six English cathedrals with a visit to
Durham. Dramatically placed high above the River Wear, the cathedral is the greatest Norman sacred building in England. With music written for the choir by Francis Grier, John Casken and John Tavener and works by former organists of Durham Richard Lloyd and William Smith, whose Tudor setting of the responses lies at the heart of English cathedral music.
Durham Cathedral Choir
Keith Wright and Ian Shaw (organ)
Conductor James Lancelot

Contributors

Unknown:
Adrian Jack
Unknown:
Francis Grier
Unknown:
John Casken
Unknown:
John Tavener.
Unknown:
William Smith
Unknown:
Keith Wright
Unknown:
Ian Shaw
Conductor:
James Lancelot
Series Producer:
Tim Thorne
Source: Radio Times

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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