Songs of Praise on BBC One

Exultate Singers appears in BBC One's Songs of Praise in a programme exploring one of the most universal yet mysterious human activities: prayer. Aled Jones talks to Archbishop Desmond Tutu and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, who describes praying near the twin towers in New York on 9/11.

The choir sings David Ogden's arrangements of well-loved hymns including All my hope on God is founded, Make me a channel of your peace and Father hear the prayer we offer. The choir will also sing a new piece by David specially written for the programme, Spirit of God, descend upon my heart and Ian Carpenter's Irish Blessing.

The pieces were filmed in St Swithin's Church, Bath, with the Lochrian Ensemble (Catherine Black and Alison Black, violins; Narissa Dando, viola, and Matthew Greswell, cello), the clarinetist Julia Holmes and harpist Kate Watt.

Date

Sunday 7th March 2010 at 5pm on BBC One.

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Saturday 8th May 2010 - Mozart Mass in C minor

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Saturday 5th - Sunday 6th June 2010 - York Minster

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CDs available to buy online now

Exultate Singers' newest release, recorded and produced by John Rutter. Described as, "a terrific mixed bag of a programme, designed to show off the considerable qualities of the Exultate Singers under their founding conductor, David Ogden... Warmly recommended. 4 stars." (Philip Reed, Choir & Organ magazine, May/June 2009)
£11.99 each - buy CD online now or buy tracks at iTunes

Exultate Singers' debut CD which includes Be still my soul in an a capella arrangement. The CD was described as 'full of interesting items' by Aled Jones on his BBC Radio 3 programme The Choir. £11.99 each - buy online now