Performance on 3 - 16/07/2008

Petroc Trelawny introduces a concert given in July 2008 by the BBC Singers under David Hill as part of the St Etienne Festival in Lyons. Titled the Seven Sacraments, the concert includes music old and new: from Bach and Byrd, through Liszt, Reger and Messiaen, to Arvo Part and Jonathan Harvey. There is also the first performance of a BBC comission from Judith Bingham. BBC Singers David Hill (conductor) Jonathan Harvey: Come Holy Ghost Bach: Christ unser Herr zum Jordan kam, BWV 684 Part: Summa Cabezon: Veni Creator Byrd: Emendemus in melius Bach: O Mensch, bewein' dein' Sunde gross, BWV 622 Judith Bingham: The Spirit of Truth (BBC commission, first performance) Tallis: If ye love me Lizst: Tu es Petrus John Rutter: I my best-beloved's am Loret: Marche nuptiale Howells: I will lift up my eyes to the hills; I heard a voice from heaven (Requiem) Reger: Trauerode, Op 145 Messiaen: O sacrum convivium; Dieu parmi nous (La Nativite du Seigneur).