CHORAL CHIHUAHUA

40 years after founding Crouch End Festival Chorus, conductor David Temple chats with Eamonn about teaching, commissioning and his passion for Elgar’s The Kingdom.MUSIC LINKSFanny Mendelssohn - Hiob, H-U 258: III. Chor "Leben und Wohltat hast du an mir getan" / Crouch End Festival Chorus / London Mozart Players / David Temple; Listen on Apple Music - https://apple.co/3FTBX3BJames McCarthy - Codebreaker: Wondrous Light / BBC Concert Orchestra / Hertfordshire Chorus / David Temple; Listen on Apple Music - https://apple.co/3XN6OoqElgar - 'And as they spake' from The Kingdom / Francesca Chiejina / London Mozart Players - David Temple - Released 09.05.25 Listen on Apple Music - https://apple.co/42yWCCJElgar - 'And suddenly there came from heaven' from The Kingdom / Dame Sarah Connolly / Ashley Riches / Crouch End Festival Chorus / David Temple - Released 09.05.25 Listen on Apple Music - https://apple.co/42yWCCJ

In a bumper episode of choral dispatches, Robert pops over to Oslo, Adam Hilton chats to Suzzie Vango (Papagena) and Stuart Overington (Halle Youth Choirs) while Sammy talks to instrumentalists Matthew Truscott and Jonathan Manson about what they value in singers.MUSIC LINKSFlory Jagoda - Hamisha Asar / Arr. S. Vango; Papagena / Suzzie Vango; Listen on Apple Music - https://apple.co/4huiJyvKen Steven - Hentakan Jiwa / The Hallé Youth Choir / Stuart Overington; Watch on YouTube - https://youtu.be/xgl3PzjUX68JS Bach - Komm, Jesu, komm, BWV 229 / The Norwegian Soloists' Choir - Grete Pedersen; Listen on Apple Music - https://apple.co/4ioo6k9

What is a typical week when you're one the country's busier solo baritones but also a composer and arranger? Follow Roderick Williams as he gives a recital here, interview there, listens to young singers, stands in front of choirs for that Fauré Requiem - but also tries to write a flute concerto. Glorious chats en route with Gareth Malone, Julia Doyle/Donk, Andrew Manze, Martyn Brabbins, Carolyn Sampson and Gregory Batsleer. Will it ever stop?MUSIC LINKSHandel - Behold, I tell you a mystery (from Messiah) - Roderick Williams / Akademie fuer alter Musik, Berlin - Justin Doyle; Listen on Apple Music https://apple.co/41TInYQButterworth (orchestrated R. Williams) - Loveliest of trees - Roderick Williams / Halle Orchestra - Sir Mark Elder; Listen on Apple Music https://apple.co/3DwaYtYGipps (orchestrated R. Williams) - The Pulley - Roderick Williams / Halle Orchestra - Sir Mark Elder; Listen on Apple Music https://apple.co/3DwaYtYVaughan Williams (arr. M. Ford) - Love Bade Me Welcome - Roderick Williams / Vasari Singers / Jeremy Backhouse; Listen on Apple Music https://apple.co/4iBr8kz

Sammy talks to Dunedin Consort programmer Edward Edgcumbe about how you put a programme together with balance, surprises and a good flow. And then Sammy and Robert have a bit of a chat about it too.MUSIC LINKSListen to Miserere by James MacMillan, performed by The Sixteen on Apple Music https://apple.co/4gRAuY9Listen to Heal You by Anna Meredith, performed by Juice Vocal Ensemble on Apple Music https://apple.co/4gWCC0WListen to Scattered Rhymes by Tarik O'Regan, performed by Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir on Apple Music https://apple.co/3D1uzSC

Robert, Sammy & Eamonn chat through some tracks and things they're thinking about at the moment. Pentatonix, Jeremy Denk's book 'Every Good Boy Does Fine' - and the start of CHORAL CLINIC. Also Monteverdi & Bach. And Robert says 'Rinuccini gloss'. Read 'Every Good Boy Does Fine' by Jeremy Denk in Apple Books - https://apple.co/4hQkCGtExplore the music in this episode of Choral Chihuahua : Listen to 'Deluxe Edition' by Pentatonix on Apple Music - https://apple.co/4ht2Ed7; Listen to 'Sweet Torment' by I Fagiolini on Apple Music - https://apple.co/4aRUQ1W; Listen to 'Bach: Mass in B Minor' by Philharmonia Orchestra - https://apple.co/4hQps6x; Listen to 'Bach: Mass in B Minor' by The Sixteen on Apple Music - https://apple.co/4aRUQ1W

We're back: dive into Season 10 with composer Joanna Marsh. 'I'm slightly drunk on her music' says Robert, as her album - A Plastic Theatre - is released this week with a line-up of I Fagiolini, VOCES8, Stile Antico, The Lyons Mouth, and the Royal Liverpool Phil. Hear selected tracks and Joanna's own thoughts on composing for choirs.Listen to A Plastic Theatre on Apple Music https://apple.co/3EiHRdu

Sammy, Robert and Eamonn finally make it to the same room to enjoy the richness of each others' company, if a slightly meagre feast. Cool tracks from Elgar, Joanna Marsh and the David Rees-Williams trio.

A magazine episode! Robert tracks down Eamonn, Adam Hilton speaks to Nicholas Chalmers, Sue Hollingworth and Aga Serrugo Lugo at the Sing For Pleasure conference, and Jules Wood tries to help us get through December. Music from National Youth Choir, Scunthorpe Coop Junior Choir - and a new outrage from William Campbell sung by The 24.

Meet consort legend Olive Simpson, Swingle singer, and the voice of TV themes and about every London ensemble you can think of!