Sofi Jeannin - Singing Together

Title

First
Broadcast

Comments

Sacred And Ceremonial

20240317

Telling Stories And Forming Identities

20240310

Nothing expresses the human spirit better than the human voice and the collective singing experience magnifies this a thousand times. No-one knows this better than Sofi Jeannin, Chief Conductor of BBC Singers and the famous children's choir the Maitrise de Radio France. Over her career she has worked with singers across all ages and genres and has an unparalleled knowledge of music for choruses, choirs and community singing.

In this first episode Sofi explores singing together as a vehicle for storytelling - the music which entertains us as well as telling our own human story. Her exploration ranges From Verdi's famous Va Pensiero chorus which was sung spontaneously as the composer's cortege passed through the streets of Italy to the folk music of Corsican farmers and the shanties of Cornish fishermen. She revisits Haydn's colourful story-telling in his Oratorios and sheds light on Corpus Christi, with Cat and Mouse; a whimsical showpiece by Peter Maxwell Davies featuring rhymes, puzzles, horticultural advice and recipes as well as an intervention by a Cat and Mouse. Sofi also highlights the importance of songs as a vehicle for social justice through the work of Gabriel Lena Frank in Mexico which encourages young Latino children to take pride in their culture.

Presenter: Sofi Jeannin

Producer: Lindsay Pell

Conductor Sofi Jeannin explores singing that binds us together as a community.

Conductor Sofi Jeannin explores the collective singing experience and how it serves to bind us together as a community.

Young Voices

20240324

Conductor Sofi Jeannin has a passion for Singing Together and in this episode, she explores the collective singing experience for young people and its impact on composers, audiences and themselves.

Sofi looks at the power of the young voice in music from the opera stages to the concert platform which inspired so many composers from Britten and Messiaen to Errollyn Wallen and John Adams. Drawing on her experience of the Maitrîse de Radio France and her work with underprivileged immigrant children in Greece and Paris, Sofi brings a new perspective to the power of song.

Conductor Sofi Jeannin explores the magic of young voices in compositions.

Conductor Sofi Jeannin explores the fascination for composers of children's voices in music as it evolves from expressing innocence and good to a broader palette.

Episodes

Title	First Broadcast	Comments
Sacred And Ceremonial	20240317
Telling Stories And Forming Identities	20240310	Nothing expresses the human spirit better than the human voice and the collective singing experience magnifies this a thousand times. No-one knows this better than Sofi Jeannin, Chief Conductor of BBC Singers and the famous children's choir the Maitrise de Radio France. Over her career she has worked with singers across all ages and genres and has an unparalleled knowledge of music for choruses, choirs and community singing. In this first episode Sofi explores singing together as a vehicle for storytelling - the music which entertains us as well as telling our own human story. Her exploration ranges From Verdi's famous Va Pensiero chorus which was sung spontaneously as the composer's cortege passed through the streets of Italy to the folk music of Corsican farmers and the shanties of Cornish fishermen. She revisits Haydn's colourful story-telling in his Oratorios and sheds light on Corpus Christi, with Cat and Mouse; a whimsical showpiece by Peter Maxwell Davies featuring rhymes, puzzles, horticultural advice and recipes as well as an intervention by a Cat and Mouse. Sofi also highlights the importance of songs as a vehicle for social justice through the work of Gabriel Lena Frank in Mexico which encourages young Latino children to take pride in their culture. Presenter: Sofi Jeannin Producer: Lindsay Pell Conductor Sofi Jeannin explores singing that binds us together as a community. Conductor Sofi Jeannin explores the collective singing experience and how it serves to bind us together as a community.
Young Voices	20240324	Conductor Sofi Jeannin has a passion for Singing Together and in this episode, she explores the collective singing experience for young people and its impact on composers, audiences and themselves. Sofi looks at the power of the young voice in music from the opera stages to the concert platform which inspired so many composers from Britten and Messiaen to Errollyn Wallen and John Adams. Drawing on her experience of the Maitrîse de Radio France and her work with underprivileged immigrant children in Greece and Paris, Sofi brings a new perspective to the power of song. Conductor Sofi Jeannin explores the magic of young voices in compositions. Conductor Sofi Jeannin explores the fascination for composers of children's voices in music as it evolves from expressing innocence and good to a broader palette.