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Choir and Organ

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Choir and Organ: The People's Passion

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Music: Classical: Choral

19/02/2012

The People's Passion

BBC Radio 3 - Choir and Organ, The People's Passion

Aled Jones discusses the upcoming People's Passion.

Aled Jones is joined by composer Sasha Johnson Manning, who explores her recent commission for the People's Passion.

Aled Jones is joined by the composer Sasha Johnson Manning, to discuss her recent commission to compose a Mass and Anthem for the People's Passion, to be broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in Holy Week 2012. The People's Passion looks at modern life in cathedrals across the land including specially commissioned choral music, along with five new dramas, and documentaries. Aled's guests also includes Nathan Taylor and David Malcolm from Naked Boys Singing, who chat about what it's like for a group of men to sing on stage fully naked.

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