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Sakari Oramo conducts the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and combined Birmingham choirs to celebrate the centenary of the masterpiece that
Elgar composed forthe 1903 Birmingham Festival - The Apostles. Set in the days of the early Church, it is filled with some of Elgar's noblest and most deeply felt music. Lisa Milne (soprano), Louise Winter
(mezzo), John Daszak (tenor), Garry Magee (baritone), Matthew Best and Neal Davies (basses), City of Birmingham Choir, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus and Orchestra, conductor Sakari Oramo Eigar The Apostles
8.30 Twenty Minutes: The Seat of the Fire Paul Bailey reappraises the unjustly neglected writer William Sansom , whose style was formed by his firefighting experiences in the Blitz.
8.50 Part 2

Contributors

Soprano:
Lisa Milne
Soprano:
Louise Winter
Tenor:
John Daszak
Tenor:
Garry Magee
Tenor:
Neal Davies
Conductor:
Sakari Oramo
Unknown:
Paul Bailey
Unknown:
William Sansom
Source: Radio Times

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