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Episode 2: Polyphony: An English Christmas

Polyphony: An English Christmas

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 Live in Concert, Temple Winter Festival, Polyphony: An English Christmas

Polyphony perform festive 20th-century music including Tavener, Howells and Warlock.

Live from the Temple Church in London, Polyphony perform festive 20th-century music including works by Tavener, Howells, Byrt, Warlock and Leighton. Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch.

Temple Winter Festival: Polyphony. An English Christmas

Polyphony was formed by Stephen Layton in 1986 for a concert in King's College Chapel, Cambridge. Since then the choir has performed and recorded regularly to great critical acclaim throughout the world. This evening they will present a festive programme of 20th Century English music, featuring works by the likes of Sir John Tavener and Herbert Howells.

Polyphony (choir)
Stephen Layton (conductor)
Greg Morris (organ)

Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch

Byrt: All and some (Nowell sing we)
Howells: Carol-Anthem No.1 - Here is the little door; Long, long ago; Carol-Anthem No.3 - Sing lullaby
Warlock: As dew in Aprylle; Bethlehem Down (When he is King we will give him the King's gifts); I saw a fair maiden
Leighton: Fantasy on Veni Emmanuel
Warlock/Carter: Lullaby my Jesus
Warlock: A Cornish Christmas carol; Benedicamus Domino

MUSIC INTERVAL

Tavener: Today the Virgin; The lamb; A hymn to the Mother of God
Whitlock: Carol (no.1 of Four Extemporisations)
Leighton: Of a rose is all my song; A Hymn of the Nativity; Three Carols, Op.25 (The Star-song; Lully, lulla, thou little tiny child; Ode on the birth of Our Saviour)
Murill: Carillon
Rathbone: Oxen
Wishart: Carol Op.17 No.3 - Alleluya, a new Work is come on Hand.

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Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents concerts given at the Temple Church in London

Sara Mohr-Pietsch presents concerts given at the Temple Church in London as part of the 2014 Temple Winter Festival

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