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The Sound of Silence

Aled Jones discovers the value of silence, meets a modern-day hermit and introduces some reflective hymns.

35 minutes

Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • Dear Lord And Father

    Winchester Cathedral Congregation

    9/1/11 Winchester Cathedral Congregation Organist: Andrew Lumsden Tune: Repton Music: C. Hubert H. Parry (1848-1918) from a song in his oratorio Judith Words: J.G. Whittier (1807-92) Source: SOP 324 Verses: 1, 2, 5, 6

  • Be Still For The Presence Of The Lord

    Beverley Minster Choir and Congregation

    Beverley Minster 2/1/2011 Congregation, Beverley Minster Choir Robert Poyser (Organist) Tom Osborne (trumpet 1) Michael Woodhead (trumpet 2) Andrew Littlemore (horn) Robert Burtenshaw (trombone) Brian Kingsley (tuba) Mark Wagstaff (timps) Conductor: Gordon Stewart Tune: Be Still Words: David Evans Music: David Evans Arranger: Paul Leddington Wright Source: SOP hymnbook #207

  • The Heart Worships

    Hayley Westenra

    11/1/09 Solo sung by Hayley Westenra.

  • Lord You Sometimes Speak In Wonders

    Dunfermline Abbey Congregation

    7/8/2011 Dunfermline Abbey Congregation, Conductor Gordon Stewart Tune: Stuttgart Music: Adapted from a melody in Christian Friedrich C Witt鈥檚 Psalmodia Sacra, Gotha 1715. Words: Christopher Martin Idle Source: Church Hymnary 4 Organist: Norman Mitchell.

  • Be Still My Soul

    The Exultate singers

    12/7/2009

  • Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

    Knaresborough

    Knaresborough Bed Race 11/07/2010 Christian Forshaw, Grace Davidson, Ian Cape Composer: Christian Forshaw Words: From the Bible

  • Immortal Invisibles

    Congregation at Halifax Minster

    Calderdale 15/1/12 Congregation at Halifax Minster Tune: St Denio (Welsh hymn melody) Words: W. Chalmers Smith (1824-1908) Source: Songs of Praise Hymnbook #10 Conductor: Paul Leddington Wright Organist: David Houlder

Credits

Role Contributor
Presenter Aled Jones
Executive Producer Tommy Nagra

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