The first of two programmes in which Eamonn and Nicholas consider J.S.Bach's two Passion settings.

Bach Passions - Part 1

Sammy (they've given up calling him Nicholas), Eamonn &amp; Robert blow away the cobwebs to welcome in music for SPRING.&nbsp;Lili Boulanger, Guillaume de Machaut, Caroline Shaw, Peter Warlock and Monteverdi (not Zefiro torna either) - with the Carice Singers, Gabrieli Consort, Gothic Voices, The 24 (Uni of York), Orpheus Vokale Ensemble and Concerto Italiano. Lili Boulanger - Hymne au soleil&nbsp;Orpheus Vokale Ensemble /&nbsp;Michael AlberAntoni Baryshevskyi - pianoCarus Claudio Monteverdi - O primavera, gioventù de l'annoConcerto Italiano - Rinaldo AlessandriniNaive Herbert Howells - The summer is comingGabrieli Consort / Paul McCreeshSignum Guillaume de Machaut - Rose, liz, printempsGothic Voices / Christopher PageHyperion Caroline Shaw - And the swallow&nbsp;The 24 / Robert HollingworthConcert recording Peter Warlock - All the flowers of the springCarice Singers / George ParrisNaxos

Spring!

The second of two programmes in which Eamonn and Nicholas consider J.S.Bach's two Passion settings.

Bach Passions - Part 2

Emergency ep: Eamonn and Robert dip their toes into the dizzying breadth of repertoire of The BBC Singers.&nbsp;Could be a useful introduction to decision makers that don't know the group that well...&nbsp;Music by Ravel, Boulez, Gabriela Lena Frank, Laura Mvula, Brumel and Bernard Hughes. #WeAreTheBBCSingers TRACK LISTING: Pierre Boulez - Le soleil des eaux (part of No.2 La Sorgue) / Phyllis Bryn-Julson, BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Pierre Boulez Antoine Brumel - Sicut lilum / BBC Singers, Robert Hollingworth Maurice Ravel arr.Clytus Gottwald - Soupir / BBC Singers, Robert Hollingworth Gabriela Lena Frank -&nbsp;(section from) Jalapeño Blues / BBC Singers, Sofi Jeannin Bernard Hughes - Precious things (sections) / BBC Singers, Eamonn Dougan&nbsp; Laura Mvula - Sing to the moon / BBC Singers

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Eamonn, Nicholas and Robert trawl some mostly unusual repertoire for Lent and Holy Week. Giovanni Croce - Mascarate da Furlani (1590)I Fagiolini / Robert Hollingworth Dawn Walters - Pro dolorosa Eius passione (2021)Swan Consort / Anita Datta Poulenc - Vinea mea electa&nbsp;(1938)Bavarian Radio Chorus / Peter Dijkstra Rocío Jurado - La Saeta al Cristo de Los Gitanos Ernst Krenek - from Lamentatio Jeremiæ Prophetæ, Op. 93 (1941)RIAS Kammerchor, Berlin / Marcus Creed Cristobal de Morales - Agnus Dei from Missa Mille Regretz&nbsp;(1536)De Profundis / Robert Hollingworth Cecila McDowall - The Lord is good (2012)Sospiri / Christopher Watson

Music for LENT ('slow' in French / 'fast' in English)

In a Norway as snowy as 'The Cold Scene' from King Arthur, Robert and new regular presenter Nicholas Mulroy work with friend and violinist, Bjarte Eike - the creative playboy behind Barokksolistene and The Alehouse Boys - and find that play has a serious place in music-making. Purcell - Curtain Tune (Timon of Athens) - The Alehouse Sessions / BarokksolistenePurcell - Hole in the wall (Abdelazar) - The Alehouse Sessions / Barokksolistene&nbsp;Playford - Wallom Green - The Alehouse Sessions / Barokksolistene&nbsp;Purcell - Ah Belinda - Dido and Aeneas - Catherine Bott / Academy of Ancient MusicPurcell - Urge me no more - Anna Dennis (Stour Music Live)Monteverdi - Zefiro torna (a 2) - SWEET TORMENT&nbsp;Nicholas Mulroy / Nicholas Hurndall Smith&nbsp;Monteverdi - Zefiro torna (a 5) - SWEET TORMENT / I Fagiolini&nbsp;Monteverdi - Volgendo il ciel - FLAMING HEART / I FagioliniAnon - Haul away, Jo - The Alehouse Sessions / BarokksolisteneCastello - Sonata in D minor - Monteverdi: The Other Vespers - Bjarte Eike, Lynda Sayce, Robert HollingworthPurcell - Adagio &amp; Glittering Queen - The Playhouse Sessions / Barokksolistene

Playing with Purcell (in Norway)

In the space of a single morning but several coffees in York, Robert meets Roderick Williams the night after he premieres a new version of Dichterliebe in English, T.J.Callahan to find out what Shape Note singing is, and asks singing teacher Susan Young what three things she thinks choral conductors would benefit from knowing. TRACKLISTING - Schubert - 'A stormy morning'Roderick Williams &amp; Christopher Glynn Schubert - 'The Linden Tree'Roderick Williams &amp; Christopher Glynn 'Schenectady'The Tudor ChoirConductor - Doug Fullington Handel - 'Praise The Lord' (Solomon)Gabrieli Consort &amp; PlayersConductor - Paul McCreesh

A morning in York

Robert and Eamonn just about made it through the autumn - even a brief encounter in Dublin - and chat through recent times, looking forward to 2023.&nbsp;After lockdowns and the post-crisis desperation for work, has anything changed? Music by Kim Porter, Thea Musgrave, Judith Weir, H.Diack Johnstone, Monteverdi and some 16th century pluckers.&nbsp;Performances by Chamber Choir Ireland, National Youth Choir of Scotland, Bath Camerata, New College, Oxford, I Fagiolini (and José Feliciano).

Phew - made it.... 

In a little square somewhere in southern Spain, Robert and Nicholas Mulroy enjoy Spanish music and Spanish food, remember good teachers, think about Leonardo da Vinci - and some interesting words (incl. Marmalade and Guadalquivir).&nbsp;Warning: INCLUDES CASTANETS. TRACK LIST:Anon: Tres morillas - Aliki KagialoglouAnon: Su, su, su, su - CantoríaJosquin: Agnus Dei III from Missa L’homme armé sexti toni (extract) - I FagioliniVictoria: Alma Redemptoris mater - ChanticleerVictoria: Iudas mercator pessimus (extract) - Westminster Cathedral ChoirDa Flecha: La Bomba (extract) - I FagioliniIribarren: Xácara de Navidad - I Fagiolini &amp; Brecon BaroqueJ.S.Bach: Nun komm der Heiden heiland (1st movt) - I Fagiolini &amp; Brecon Baroque&nbsp;

Churros Angelorum

Choral chat with Robert Hollingworth, Eamonn Dougan and Nicholas Mulroy

Choral Chihuahua is a podcast in which British choral directors chat about things that matter to them: composers they love, points of technique, classic but also niche choral works, other groups and singers they admire. With a light touch, Eamonn Dougan, Robert Hollingworth and now also Nicholas Mulroy chew the choral cud about how (and why) you do it and what they've learnt along the way. Choral Chihuahua is brought to you by I Fagiolini and University of York Music and produced by Polyphonic Films. It's supported through your donations and I Fagiolini Charitable Trust.

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