Thursday is Ascension Day, and on Choral Showcase we'll hear selections by the Choir of King's College, Cambridge; motets by Palestrina and Gerald Finzi; and two works by Bach, including the Ascension Oratorio.
Show Notes
Various: Choral Evensong for Ascension Day (selections)
- Choir of King's College, Cambridge
- Thomas Trotter, organ
- Philip Ledger, conductor
Johann Sebastian Bach: Cantata BWV 43, Gott fahert auf mit Jauchzen ("God is gone up with a shout")
- Barbara Schlick, soprano; Catherine Patriasz, contralto; Christoph Pregardien, tenor; Peter Kooy, bass
- Collegium Vocale
- Philippe Herreweghe, conductor
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Motet: Viri Galilei ("Men of Galilee")
- Westminster Cathedral Choir
- James O'Donnell, conductor
Johann Sebastian Bach: Ascension Oratorio BWV 11, Lobet Gott in seinen Reichen ("Laud to God in all His Kingdoms")
- Ann Monoyios, soprano; Daniel Taylor, countertenor; Frederick Urrey, tenor (Evangelist); Christopheren Nomura, baritone
- The Bach Choir of Bethlehem
- The Bach Festival Orchestra
- Greg Funfgeld, conductor
Gerald Finzi: God is gone up, Op. 27 No. 2
- The Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
- Trinity Brass
- Asher Oliver, organ
- Stephen Layton, conductor