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Radio 3 in Concert: BBC Singers at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival

BBC Singers at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival

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The BBC Singers join saxophonist and composer Christian Forshaw in a concert from Norwich.

The BBC Singers, their principal guest conductor Owain Park and saxophonist Christian Forshaw perform at the Norfolk and Norwich Festival, featuring music by William Byrd.

The BBC Singers collaborate with saxophonist Christian Forshaw in a sequence of contemplative settings, directed by the group's principal guest conductor, Owain Park. The programme takes a journey from the origins of choral singing, with ancient chant by religious polymath Hildegard von Bingen, through to contemporary reworkings of polyphonic gems by Tallis and Mouton. To commemorate his 400th anniversary year, this programme highlights the music of William Byrd, one of the foremost composers of the Renaissance in Europe.

Recorded in the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Norwich on 26th May 2023.

Presented by Andrew McGregor.


William Byrd: Ave verum corpus
Thomas Tallis, arr. Christian Forshaw: Te lucis ante terminum 
William Byrd: Diliges Dominum 
Jean Mouton: Tota pulchra es
Owain Park: Tota pulchra es (after Jean Mouton) 
William Byrd: Magnificat from the Great Service 
Christian Forshaw: Improvisation I
Judith Bingham: The Spirit of Truth 
Thomas Tallis: If ye love me
William Byrd: Nunc Dimittis from the Great Service
Christian Forshaw: Improvisation II
Thomas Tallis, arr. Christian Forshaw: O nata lux 
Hildegard von Bingen: Alleluia! O Virga Mediatrix
Alec Roth: Night Prayer
Roderick Williams: Ave verum corpus reimagined 

BBC Singers
Christian Forshaw - saxophone
Owain Park  - conductor

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