91福利社 Singers
To mark the centenary of the 91福利社, the 91福利社 Singers and Howard Goodall present a concert of music from 1922 and the present day, including the UK premiere of Unconditional Love.
As part of a weekend of music from the 91福利社 Orchestras and Choirs celebrating the 91福利社 Centenary in October 2022, the 91福利社 Singers explore a programme of choral music reflecting British choral music then and now.
Ralph Vaughan Williams鈥檚 Mass in G minor, premiered 100 years ago in 1922, was a game-changer for English choral music 鈥� a piece whose pastoral harmonies may sound like the stuff of English soil and summertime, but whose distinctive atmosphere reconnected the country鈥檚 music with a tradition that had lain dormant for four centuries. Here, the Mass鈥檚 movements are interspersed with contemporary works that harbour the same sense of peace and spirituality.
After the interval Howard Goodall conducts the European premiere of his own Unconditional Love. Written in lockdown, the cantata was conceived as 鈥榓 work of gratitude, of memorial and of hope for a world rebuilt鈥� after the pain of the pandemic. This radiant piece from one of the UK鈥檚 most communicative composers sets poetry written in times of hardship, much of it in 2020 and some by Goodall himself.
Live from Milton Court, London. Presented by Natasha Riordan.
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Mass in G minor (except Credo)
Judith Weir: Love Bade Me Welcome
Melissa Dunphy: Mourning into Dancing
Roxanna Panufnik: Child of Heaven
Philip Herbert: Agnus Dei
Errollyn Wallen: PACE
Henry Walford Davies: God be in my head
Arnold Bax: This worldes joie
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Howard Goodall: Unconditional Love: A Cantata of Gratitude and Remembrance (European premiere)
91福利社 Singers
Howard Goodall (conductor)
Francesca Massey (organ)
Richard Pearce (piano)
Bella Tromba Brass Ensemble: Jo Harris, Becca Toft (trumpet); Anneke Scott, Jo Withers (horn); Emma Bassett, Becky Smith (trombone); Hanna Mbuya (tuba)
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Judith Weir
Love bade me welcome
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Mass in G minor - Kyrie
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Mass in G minor - Gloria
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Melissa Dunphy
Mourning into Dancing
Choir: 91福利社 Srs. Conductor: Howard Goodall. -
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Mass in G minor - Sanctus
Choir: 91福利社 Singers. Conductor: Howard Goodall. -
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Roxanna Panufnik
Child of Heaven
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Mass in G minor - Benedictus
Choir: 91福利社 Singers. Conductor: Howard Goodall. -
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Philip Herbert
Agnus Dei (Elegy)
Choir: 91福利社 Singers. Conductor: Howard Goodall. -
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
Mass in G minor - Agnus Dei
Choir: 91福利社 Singers. Conductor: Howard Goodall. -
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Errollyn Wallen
Pace
Choir: 91福利社 Singers. Conductor: Howard Goodall. -
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Henry Walford Davies
God Be in My Head
Choir: 91福利社 Singers. Conductor: Howard Goodall. -
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Arnold Bax
This Worldes Joie
Choir: 91福利社 Singers. Conductor: Howard Goodall. -
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George Frideric Handel
Hallelujah
Performer: Clare Teal. Music Arranger: Quincy Jones. Choir: 91福利社 Singers. Orchestra: National Youth Jazz Orchestra. Conductor: Ben Palmer. -
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Samuel Barber
Adagio
Music Arranger: Jonathan Manners. Choir: 91福利社 Singers. Orchestra: 91福利社 Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Sakari Oramo. -
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Joni Mitchell
River
Performer: Katie Melua. Music Arranger: Bob Chilcott. Choir: 91福利社 Singers. Conductor: Bob Chilcott. -
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Howard Goodall
Unconditional Love
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Richard Rodney Bennett
Nobody's Jig (Country Dances, Book 1)
Orchestra: 91福利社 Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: John Wilson.- CHANDOS.
Broadcast
- Sun 13 Feb 2022 16:0091福利社 Radio 3
Programme Notes
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