14/05/2017
Noel Thompson talks about his love of singing and choral music, and there is music from the Seven Towers Male Voice Choir's annual concert.
This week Sing Out went to Ballymena to record the Seven Towers Male Voice Choir's annual concert. This is the highlight of the year for the choir and their fans, and always produces a lively night with a large and enthusiastic audience. John Anderson takes the opportunity to talk to the choir members and find out what brings such a large number of men together to sing.
Television and radio journalist Noel Thompson is well known for news and current affairs broadcasting, but listeners may not be aware that the other great passion in his life is singing. He is currently a member of the Belfast Philharmonic Choir, and he tells Sing Out how he has always sung in choirs, from his earliest days as a chorister in St Mark's, Dundela, to singing in the Castleward Operas for many years. Put simply, Noel can't imagine not singing!
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Music from the programme
St Agnes鈥� Choral Society
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 9 to 5 (from the musical)聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Dolly Parton
Original Broadway Cast
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The Sun Has Got His Hat On
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 (from Me and My Girl)聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Gay/Butler
Belfast Philharmonic Chorus
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Va Pensiero
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 (from Nabucco)聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Verdi
Choir of King鈥檚 College, Cambridge
(soloist Alastair Hussain)
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Hear My Prayer
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 (O For The Wings Of A Dove)聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Mendelssohn
The Irish Tenors
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Phil The Fluter鈥檚 Ball聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Percy French
D鈥橭yly Carte Opera Company
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 If You鈥檙e Anxious For To Shine
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 (from Patience)聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Gilbert & Sullivan
Manhattan Opera Chorus
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Les voici, les voici (The Toreadors)
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 (from Carmen)聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Georges Bizet
Belfast Philharmonic Chorus
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Grand March (from Aida) 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Giuseppe Verdi
Cappella Caeciliana
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Irish Blessing聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Bob Chilcott
Seven Towers Male Voice Choir
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Medley:
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Congratulations/Puppet On A String/
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽I鈥檇 Like To Teach The World To Sing聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽Martin/Coulter/Backer/
听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听顿补惫颈蝉/颁辞辞办别/骋谤别别苍补飞补测
Broadcasts
- Sun 14 May 2017 18:30麻豆社 Radio Ulster & 麻豆社 Radio Foyle
- Tue 16 May 2017 19:30麻豆社 Radio Ulster & 麻豆社 Radio Foyle