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Lesley Garrett - My Story, My Music

One of Britain's best-loved singers, Lesley Garrett, talks to Aled Jones about her life and faith, and leads the congregation at St Edmund's Church, Leeds, in singing her favourite hymns.

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  • Lesley Garrett

    My Song is Love Unknown

    Choir: St Edmund鈥檚 Congregation. Music Arranger: Geoff Ellerby. Conductor: Geoff Ellerby. Lyricist: Samuel Crossman (1624-84).

    Tune 鈥� Love unknown

  • Lesley Garrett

    Lord of all Hopefulness

    Choir: St Edmund鈥檚 Congregation. Conductor: Geoff Ellerby. Music Arranger: Geoff Ellerby. Lyricist: Jan Struther (1901-53).

    Tune 鈥� Slane

  • H. Bonar (1808-89)

    I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say

    Conductor: Geoff Ellerby. Music Arranger: Geoff Ellerby. Singer: Lesley Garrett. Choir: St Edmund鈥檚 Congregation.

    Tune 鈥� Kingsfold

  • Helen Taylor

    Bless this House

    Singer: Lesley Garrett.

  • Cecil Spring-Rice (1859-1918)

    I Vow to thee my Country

    Conductor: Geoff Ellerby. Music Arranger: Geoff Ellerby. Singer: Lesley Garrett. Choir: St Edmund's Congregation.

    Tune 鈥� Thaxted

Factsheet for Sunday 18th May, 2014

Aled Jones talks to celebrated soprano Lesley Garrett about her life and the importance of her faith, and she leads the congregation at St Edmund's Church, Leeds, in singing her favourite hymns.

Interviewee

LESLEY GARRETT

Lesley Garrett, CBE, is Britain鈥檚 most popular soprano, regularly appearing in both opera and in concert, on television and CD; she has won both critical acclaim and the affection of many fans and music lovers.

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Musicians

Flute聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Katherine Baker

Oboe聽聽聽聽聽聽 David Bedfield

颁濒补谤颈苍别迟听聽聽John Mellor

贬辞谤苍听听听听听听听 Naomi Atherton

鈥楥ello聽聽 聽聽聽Juliet Welchman

罢谤耻尘辫别迟听 Tom Osbourne

翱谤驳补苍听听聽聽聽 Alex Woodrow, Director of Music, Bradford Cathedral

Credits

Presenter Aled Jones
Presenter Lesley Garrett
Producer Garry Boon
Series Producer Matthew Napier
Executive Producer David Taviner

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