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Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Singers Centenary Concert

Clive Myrie and Georgia Mann mark the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Singers' 100th birthday with a concert at London’s Barbican Hall.

Presenters Clive Myrie and Georgia Mann help the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Singers celebrate their one hundredth birthday with a spectacular choral party at London’s Barbican Hall.

Formed in October 1924, and known then as the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Wireless Chorus, they were the world’s first full-time radio choir. Since then, the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Singers have become trailblazers in choral music. They regularly champion new music and can seamlessly move from traditional choral repertoire to the most experimental of sounds.

The Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Singers' birthday bash features something for everyone - music from Bach to Bernstein and Eric Whitacre to Hans Zimmer. Joining this much-loved and pioneering group of singers are their closest musical friends, the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Symphony Orchestra and some very special guests. Organist Anna Lapwood brings her arrangement of a Hans Zimmer soundtrack, there’s a whistlestop tour of musicals created for them by arranger-extraordinaire Iain Farrington, and there’s a stunning performance by South African cellist and composer Abel Selaocoe.

Be on the guest list for this very special centenary celebration.

1 hour, 15 minutes

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Georgia Mann
Presenter Clive Myrie
Producer Martyn Stevens
Director Sian Parry
Production Manager Sue Perry-Grech
Executive Producer Paul Bullock

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