Sunday 01 September 2024
The Chorus was thrilled to hear that their BBC broadcast from Bank Holiday Monday was chosen by Andrew Peach on BBC Radio 4’s ‘Pick of the Week’.
His clip featured part of the August broadcast of music series ‘How to Play’, which followed preparations for the Chorus tour with the Flanders Symphony Orchestra and their award-winning Music Director, Kristiina Poska to perform Mozart’s Requiem in three concerts across the UK earlier this summer. As well as the Sheffield City Hall concert on 22nd June, the Chorus joined the Belgian orchestra at London’s Cadogan Hall and the Usher Hall in Edinburgh.
Actor and Chorus Patron Sam West said of the London concert “Terrific Mozart Requiem from Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus at Cadogan Hall tonight. Never heard them in better voice. I am a very proud Patron.“
The ‘How to Play’ programme provides insights into how musicians prepare for concerts, and the BBC recorded two rehearsals and interviews with chorus members, Chorus MD and the conductor to learn about how the musicians shape the performance. Previous ‘How to Play’ programmes have focussed on The Hallé, the London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO).
Listen to the ‘How to Play’ programme on BBC Sounds
The Chorus will perform music by French composter Lili Boulanger in their next concert with the Hallé in Sheffield City Hall on 15 November.