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London
England
Programme
John Hughes – Cwm Rhondda (Guide me, O thou great Redeemer)
Charles Hubert Hastings Parry – Repton (Dear Lord and Father of Mankind)
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Down Ampney (Come down, O Love divine)
Herbert Howells – Michael (All my Hope on God is founded)
William Penfro Rowlands – Blaenwern (Love divine, all Loves excelling)
Ken N. Naylor – Coe Fen (How shall I sing that Majesty)
Julia Ward Howe – Battle Hymn (Mine eyes have seen the glory)
Ralph Vaughan Williams – Lass Uns Erfreuen (All Creatures of our God and King)
Performers
Ralph Allwood – Conductor
Stephen Moore – organ
Tansy Castledine – organ
Tom Sheehan – organ
Matthew Owens – organ
Ian Tracey – organ
John Challenger – organ
Clive Driskill-Smith – organ
Simon Johnson – organ
Bryn Terfek – Presenter
Stephen Fry – Presenter
Katherine Jenkins – Presenter
Harry Christophers – Presenter
John Rutter – Presenter
Wynne Evans – Presenter
Alexander Armstrong – Presenter
Libby Purves – Presenter
Ralph Allwood – Presenter
Ralph Allwood – choral director
The Self-Isolation Choir
Programme Note
1,000 singers, singing 8 glorious hymns, accompanied by 8 pipe organs in 8 wonderful buildings in UK and US, introduced by eight well known enthusiasts... welcome to All Things Bright and Virtual!
Earlier this year, 1,000 members of The Self-Isolation Choir and Ralph Allwood MBE joined forces to sing a selection of some of the most joyous hymns, together even though apart, with a smile on our faces and a spring in our step!
After we recorded our voices singing these wonderful hymns at home, they were combined in the studio so we could virtually sing with the amazing organs around the UK and in the US. On Thursday 29 April at 19:00 BST we will join Ralph Allwood in a virtual concert to hear the premiere performance of:
Guide me, O Thou Great Redeemer from Llandaff Cathedral, Wales (Organist: Stephen Moore)
Dear Lord and Father of Mankind from Peterborough Cathedral, England (Organist: Tansy Castledine)
Come Down, O Love Divine from Washington National Cathedral, USA (Organist: Tom Sheehan)
All My Hope on God is Founded from Belfast (St Anne's) Cathedral, Northern Ireland (Organist: Matthew Owens)
Love Divine All Loves Excelling (to Blaenwern) from Liverpool Cathedral, England (Organist: Ian Tracey)
How Shall I Sing That Majesty from Salisbury Cathedral, England (Organist: John Challenger)
Mine Eyes Have Seen The Glory from All Saints Episcopal Church, Fort Worth, Texas, USA (Organist: Clive Driskill-Smith)
All Creatures of our God and King from St Paul’s Cathedral, London, England (Organist: Simon Johnson)
To make matters even more exciting, we have a few very famous enthusiasts joining us to introduce each hymn! We will hear from Sir Bryn Terfel, Stephen Fry, Katherine Jenkins OBE, Harry Christophers CBE, John Rutter CBE, Wynne Evans MStJ, Alexander Armstrong, Libby Purves OBE and Ralph Allwood MBE!
It is free to enjoy the concert on YouTube, although we would gratefully welcome donations to benefit four wonderful charities: The Royal School of Church Music, Cathedral Music Trust, The Choral Evensong Trust, and The Rodolfus Foundation.
