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Explore music and discussions from St Martin-in-the-Fields, a landmark church, concert venue and visitor attraction on London's Trafalgar Square. It is a hospitable, vibrant and forward thinking community and the building itself is steeped in beautiful Georgian architecture which has been imitated across the world. With a huge programme of services, concerts, exhibitions and lectures, St Martin's opens its doors to visitors from all over the world.
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African-American spirituals blend the beat of African songs with the suffering of slavery in the American South and the depth of Christian faith. Some songs anticipate God intervening to liberate, echoing the experience of Israel in Egypt. In this podcast we explore choral arrangements of Spirituals by American pianist, conductor and arranger Moses…
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In this podcast marking the Christmas season, Great Sacred Music presents a thirty minute carol service, ‘Five lessons and carols’, a shortened version of format made famous in Truro Cathedral in 1880, and subsequently by Kings College, Cambridge and cathedrals and churches throughout the land. All the carols have been chosen by members of the St M…
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In this podcast we explore the life of St Cecilia, the Patron Saint of Music, discover the music that was influenced by her, and look at the politics of how the liturgical music that we sing today came to be celebrated by the church as a whole. Music includes William Byrd’s setting of verses from Psalm 81, Sing joyfully unto God our strength and He…
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