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Radio 3,03 Oct 2025,134 mins

Celebrating John Rutter and Bob Chilcott

Friday Night is Music Night

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The BBC Symphony Chorus joins the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductors Neil Ferris, Bob Chilcott and John Rutter at Saffron Hall in a celebration of the music and the legacy of two of the great choral composers of our time as they reach significant anniversaries. Presented by Katie Derham. Carwithen: Prelude from Suffolk Suite Tarik O’Regan: Coronation Agnus Dei Bob Chilcott: Can you hear Me? Bob Chilcott: Slow Tandem John Rutter: Et misericordia from Magnificat John Rutter: Pie Jesu from Requiem Becky McGlade: He that dwelleth in the secret place Cecilia McDowall: Sanctus & Benedictus from Da Vinci Requiem Mendelssohn: O for the wings of a dove Carwithen: Suffolk Morris from Suffolk Suite INTERVAL John Rutter: Celebration Overture John Rutter: Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day John Rutter: For the beauty of the earth Rebecca Dale: Panis Angelicus Reimagined (BBC CO Commission) Copland: Variations on Shaker Melody Simple Gifts (Appalachian Spring) Will Todd: Amazing Grace Michael Higgins: He’s gone away (Three American Songs) Ken Burton: A Prayer Arr. Bob Chilcott: Skye Boat Song; O Danny Boy Vaughan Williams: Antiphon - Let all the world (Five Mystical Songs) Soprano Rebecca Lea BBC Symphony Chorus BBC Concert Orchestra Conductors Neil Ferris, Bob Chilcott, John Rutter

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  1. Track
    Artist
  2. 1.
    Prelude (Suffolk Suite)
    Prelude (Suffolk Suite)
    Doreen Carwithen
  3. 2.
    Coronation Agnus Dei
    Coronation Agnus Dei
    Tarik O’Regan
  4. 3.
    Can You Hear Me?
    Can You Hear Me?
    Bob Chilcott