The Choir - The Challenges of Recording Choirs

Music producer Adrian Peacock talks to Aled Jones about the challenges of recording choirs, and introduces Aled to some of his favourite choral recordings. The programme also catches up with some of the groups who took part in Radio 3's Wings project. Playlist: Feature of the Lochranza Choir from the Isle of Arran, Scotland. They took part in the BBC Radio 3’s ‘Wings’ project – where choirs from all over the country performed Mendelssohn’s ‘Wings of a Dove’ on the same weekend earlier this month. Richard Strauss Traumlicht The King’s Singers Signum SIGCD147 (from their new ‘Romance du Soir’ album), track 13 Jonathan Dove Seek him that maketh the Seven Stars Tenebrae, directed by Nigel Short, Jeremy Filsell (organ) Signum SIGCD501, track 1 John Tavener Song for Athene King’s College Cambridge, dir. Stephen Cleobury New release from EMI A selection of choirs own recordings of their performances for the Radio 3 ‘Wings’ project: The Carol Andrew Singers from Darlington, County Durham, Spalding Parish Church Choir, Worthing Voices and Hambledon Valley Group Choir Radio 3’s ‘Wings’ project feature: the Choir of West Derby Parish Church, Liverpool Scott Joplin Heliotrope Bouquet Swingle 2 CBS 80947 (from the album ‘Rags and all the Jazz’), track 7 Johann Pachelbel arr. Alexander L’Estrange Canon Tenebrae, directed by Nigel Short Signum SIGCD050, track 5 Veljo Tormis Autumn landscapes No.1, 2 & 5 Holst Singers, conducted by Stephen Layton Hyperion, CDA67601, tracks 15, 16 & 19 Pawel Łukascewski Beatus Vir Sanctus Paulus Choir of Trinity College Cambridge Hyperion Radio 3’s ‘Wings’ project feature: Colmore Junior School choir, Birmingham Gabriel Jackson Cecilia Virgo Salve Regina 2 Polyphony, directed by Stephen Layton Hyperion CDA67708, tracks 3 & 11