SONGS OF PRAISE HIGHLIGHTS 2 FROM CHESTER

Presented by ALED JONES

General:
Producer: Andrew Fenner
Editor: Hugh Faupel

Aled Jones presents the second of six Songs of Praise Highlights,
from the city of Chester. Chester, founded as a Roman fort in AD79,
still has a walled city and battlements dating back to the 13th
Century, it stands on the River Dee. Aled introduces highlights from
the Wesley Chapel in London, Great Is Thy Faithfulness filmed in St.
Augustine's Church (see information about locations) Tell Out My Soul
from St Michael's Church, Enniskillen.
Hayley Westernra sings Abide With Me from Rugby School, and Ken Dodd
performs Happiness from Liverpool Lighthouse / Liverpool Cathedral /
St John the Evangelist Church, Knotty Ash

PERFORMERS
Andrea Ross (The Prayer)
Hayley Westernra (Abide With Me)
Ken Dodd (Happiness)
The Adventist Vocal Ensemble, (Great Is Thy Faithfulness) conducted
by Ken Burton with Andy Baker (Guitar), Simon Nelson (Guitar),
Christopher Hodges (Percussion), and Andy Hamill (Double Bass)

CONDUCTORS
Paul Leddington Wright
Michael McCracken

Interviews:

Bevan and Russell Davis

Bevan and Russell Davis married knowing that Bevan's infertility
meant they would never have children. Although they'd both accepted
this nothing prepared them for the true reality of childlessness.
Soon after their marriage Bevan became depressed and part of that was
due to the grief she experienced at the reality of not being able to
have children. The depression lasted five or six years and had a
profound affect on their marriage. Eventually Bevan became fertile
but after a year of trying for a baby Russell was diagnosed as being
completely infertile. The couple talk about their anger with God and
their pain at having to deal with this second blow. Also how they
experienced the love of God through their Christian community. 14
months ago quite, out of the blue, Bevan became pregnant and their
son Ewan was born 5 months ago. Medically it was a one in a billion
chance and they are thankful to God for this miracle.

Sally Magnusson travels to Cape Town to meet the world-famous Nobel
Peace Prize winner, Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. He talks about
his early life and influences, his role in the struggle against
Apartheid and why, at the age of 76, he's working harder than ever
for peace and reconciliation across the world. The music, chosen by
the Archbishop and performed by some of South Africa's finest choirs
and the Adventist Vocal Ensemble includes Great is thy faithfulness,
We are marching in the light of God, Just as I am, Khumbaya, and My
song is love unknown.

ANNE CRAIGEN

Anne is one of two coordinators of the Ca(i)re project whose motto,
putting the I onto Care, explains their vision to support those who
on a voluntary basis provide full time care for their loved ones.
It is based in the centre established as a memorial to the Edinburgh
educated athlete and missionary Eric Liddell, which also houses other
community groups.
www.eric-liddell.org



Music:

SIGNATURE TUNE
Title: "SONGS OF PRAISE" SIGNATURE TUNE
Composer: Robert Prizeman
Performers: Robert Prizeman, Maurice Murphy, Steven Geraghty
Details: Sheet music for the Songs of Praise signature tune is
published by Chester Music, catalogue number CH55835. You can listen
to the theme tune on CD 2 of the Songs of Praise Album.

HYMN 1

Name: O for a thousand Tongues
Composer: Thomas Jarman (1782-1862)
Words: Charles Wesley (1707-1788)
Tune: Lyngham
Arranger: Robert Ramskill
From: SOP Hymn #241 pg 458 Oxford University Press, BBC Books 1997
ISBN 0 19 147325-1 this compilation ? Oxford University Press 1997
Performers: Congregation of Wesley Chapel + musicians x 7 + Organist
Daniel Moult Conductor Paul Leddington Wright

HYMN 2

Title: Hail Redeemer, King Divine
Tune: King Divine
Music: Charles Rigby (1901-1962)
Words: Patrick Brennan (1877-1952)
From: Songs of Praise Hymnbook No. 123
Arranger: Paul Leddington Wright
Performers: Congregation of Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
Organist Richard Lea
Conductor: Paul Leddington Wright
Location: Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral

HYMN 3

THE PRAYER Filmed at Coventry Cathedral

Performed by: Andrea Ross
/Backing Vocalists:Stewart David/Higgins Amy/Robinson Emma/Flannagan
Anna/Marsden Abi/Painter Russell/Merry Alastair/Waring Mason
Composer Carol Bayer Sager/David Foster
Music Publisher Warner Chappell Music Ltd
Recording of this song is available on CD Andrea Ross, Label
Universal Classics and Jazz,
CD 170 116-1
www.andreaross.com
www.classicsandjazz.co.uk
www.reallyuseful.com

HYMN 4
Name: Great is thy Faithfulness
Tune: Faithfulness
Music: W M Runyan (1870-1957)
Words: T. O. Chisholm (1866-1960)
Arranged by: Ken Burton
From: Songs of Praise Hymn Book - No. 8
Performed by: The Adventist Vocal Ensemble, conducted by Ken Burton
with Andy Baker (Guitar), Simon Nelson (Guitar), Christopher Hodges
(Percussion), and Andy Hamill (Double Bass)

HYMN 5
Name : Tell Out My Soul
Tune : Woodlands
Words Timothy Dudley-Smith in Europe and Africa
Music - Walter Greatorex
Arranger - Paul Leddington Wright
Reproduced by permission of Oxford University Press
All rights reserved
From Songs of Praise Hymn Book ? No. 39
Conductor - Michael McCracken
Organist - Richard Campbell
massed church choirs

HYMN 6
Abide With Me
Tune: 'Eventide' W.H. Monk (1823-89)
Words: H.F. Lyte (1793 - 1847)
From: SOP Hymnbook hymn 280 pages 526-527
Oxford University Press, BBC Books 1997
ISBN 0 19 147325-1 this compilation ? Oxford University Press 1997
Performed by Hayley Westenra
Available on CD Hayley Westenra - Treasure Decca Music Ltd 2007 CD #
4758518

HYMN 7
Title: HAPPINESS
Composer: Bill Anderson
Music Publisher: Johnny Bienstock Music / Carlin Music Corp
Performer: Ken Dodd / Love and Joy Gospel Choir / Liverpool Cathedral
Choristers / William Dutton / Emma Whiteley
Arrangement and additional instrumentation: Geoff Ellerby
Location: Liverpool Lighthouse / Liverpool Cathedral / St John the
Evangelist Church, Knotty Ash

Locations:

Aled Jones presented Highlights from the City of Chester
various locations including the City Walls and Battlements.

Chester Cathedral
www.chestercathedral.com
One of the most popular places to visit in the North West, the
Cathedral attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.
With records of a church on this site since the early tenth century,
it was founded as a Benedictine Monastery dedicated to St Werburgh in
1092. In 1541, following the dissolution of the monasteries, it was
rededicated as the Cathedral Church of Christ and the Blessed Virgin
Mary in Chester, the mother church of the Church of England Diocese
of Chester.
This site has been a place of worship for over one thousand years,
standing as a living and vibrant symbol of Christianity in the North
West of England.
Throughout all of this time its ministry has continued without
interruption through periods of adversity such as the Dissolution of
the Monasteries, the English Civil War and the two world wars.
Today the Cathedral aims to continue, and expand, the vital work
which is embodied in their statement of mission:

Wesley Chapel London
49 City Road
LONDON. EC1 AU
Tel: 0207 253 2262
www.wesleyschapel.org.uk
Superintendent Minister is The Rev. Lord Dr Leslie Griffiths

THE METROPOLITAN CATHEDRAL OF CHRIST THE KING
www.liverpoolmetrocathedral.org.uk

Abide With Me was filmed in the memorial chapel at Rugby School.

The Prayer was filmed in Coventry Cathedral

Great Is Thy Faithfulness
The Adventist Vocal Ensemble (AVE)
The Adventist Vocal Ensemble were filmed on location at St Augustine?
s Church
Address: 336 Baring Road, Grove Park, London, SE12 0DX
Contact: Revd. Gavin Berriman ? 0208 857 4941
Website: www.staugustines-grovepark.com

Adventist Vocal Ensemble
Contact: Ken Burton
Website: www.adventistvocalensemble.com (or) www.kenburton.com

Other Information:

BIOGRAPHY
Rabble-rouser for Peace: The Authorised Biography of Desmond Tutu
Author: John Allen
ISBN-10: 1844135713
ISBN-13: 978-1844135714
Publisher: Rider and Co (5 Oct 2006)
Price: ?13.29 as at 5th February 2008


DESMOND TUTU PEACE CENTER
Desmond Tutu - - Peace Foundation
www.tutu.org

During apartheid, Desmond Tutu kept hope alive in the hearts and
minds of millions of South Africans. He shared his powerful vision
that justice would come, freedom was unstoppable and one-day all
South Africans would be free.

The Desmond Tutu Peace Centre will be a landmark institution
primarily aimed at using the experience of the South African people
and the example of Desmond Tutu to inspire a new generation of
visionary peace builders. Its focus is to teach the extraordinary
principles - practiced by ordinary people - that were able to guide
South Africa from a legacy of violence to a cooperative peace.

The objective is not to memorialize one of South Africa's most famous
sons, but to convert his unique leadership into the kinds of
practices, approaches and tools that any individual can use to
improve society through his or her own personal contribution.

".. I have given my name to an institution that will foster vision,
understanding and the building of bridges.."

Desmond Tutu

THE TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION (TRC)
www.doj.gov.za/trc

The South African Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) was set
up by the Government of National Unity to help deal with what
happened under apartheid. The conflict during this period resulted in
violence and human rights abuses from all sides. No section of
society escaped these abuses.?

The TRC is based on the Promotion of National Unity and
Reconciliation Act, No 34 of 1995.

"... a commission is a necessary exercise to enable South Africans to
come to terms with their past on a morally accepted basis and to
advance the cause of reconciliation."
Mr Dullah Omar, former Minister of Justice