Aled's April appearances

xbons · Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2007 11:00 pm Post subject: Aled's April appearances

Half way through the tour! Very Happy

And Aled presenting Friday Night is Music Night starts again now he is mobile again!

Also starting again is the Radio Wales show on Sundays at 10.00 am.

Sunday 1st
* Good Morning Sunday BBC radio 2: 7.00am - 9.00am Join Aled for Palm Sunday when he marks both the start of Holy Week and the Jewish festival of Pesach. Joining Aled in the studio will be Rabbi Pete Tobias to talk about some of the topical issues of the week from a faith perspective and Yoav Goren one of the most successful composers of cinematic music. Yoav will be reflecting on his Palestinian Jewish roots, his childhood in New York and the influence both have had on his work.
Aled would like to hear from you, from school children and from faith and community groups with your news of how you are marking Palm Sunday, Pesach and Holy Week itself. Let us know what you think on this subject and other issues by emailing gms@bbc.co.uk or texting 88291 during the show.
Our Sunday Slot artist this week is Christian Forshaw. Renouncement is the long awaited follow up to Christian Forshaw's debut album Sanctuary
* Aled Jones BBC Radio Wales 10.00 - 11.00 Aled returns with a new series, and his special guest is David Jacobs.
* The Choir BBC radio 3: 6.30 - 8.00 Aled looks at how faith informs music, with a sequence of sacred choral works by agnostic composers. The programme also features a complete performance of Stabat Mater by Karol Szymanowski.
* Concert Kings Lynn Corn Exchange 7.30 - 9.45
Monday 2nd Concert - Croydon Fairfield Halls 8.00.- 10.15
Wednesday 4th Concert - Lowestoft Marina Theatre 7.30 - 9.45
Thursday 5th Concert - Peterborough, Broadway 7.30 - 9.45
Friday 6th
* Concert - Brentwood Centre, Essex 7.30 - 9.45
* Friday Night is Music Night: BBC radio 2: 7.30 - 9.15 Aled presents the BBC Concert Orchestra at LSO St Lukes. The Leader is Charles Mutter, the conductor Gavin Sutherland and the guests Owen Gilhooly and Libera.
* At the Foot of the Cross BBC radio 2: 9.30 - 10.30 BBC Radio 2 visits St Paul's Cathedral with the BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by St Paul's Organist and Director of Music Malcolm Archer, for a special Good Friday performance of the Passiontide extracts from Handel's Messiah and including the Good Friday hymns There Is A Green Hill and When I Survey The Wondrous Cross. Aled introduces the meditation on the journey to the Cross. The Passiontide narrative and poems are read by Lucy Briars and Robert Duncan; prayers are led by Canon Martin Warner.
Saturday 7th Concert Cardiff St David's Hall 7.30 - 9.45

Sunday 8th:
* Good Morning Sunday BBC radio 2: 7.00am - 9.00am. On Easter Day, Aled meets singer-songwriter Rick Wakeman, and retiring star of Sunday Half Hour, Canon Roger Royle, is in the studio to discuss the faith issues of the week.
* Aled Jones BBC Radio Wales 10.00 - 11.00. Guest: Nadia Sawalha.
* The Choir BBC radio 3: 6.30 - 8.00 More music from the choral world with Aled Jones. Including the Comedian Harmonists whose sensational career in Germany in the early twentieth century has inspired a wealth of vocal groups from the King's Singers to Die Singphoniker.
* Play it again BBC1 8.00. - 9.00. Aled learns to play the rock drums, ending with a concert in Dusseldorf accompanying Chris de Burgh
Monday 9th - Radio Wales 1.05 - Aled Jones. Guest Gerald Scarfe.
Wednesday 11th Friday Night is Music Night pre-record at St Luke's London, 7.30 - 9.15

Sunday 15th
* Good Morning Sunday BBC radio 2: 7.00am - 9.00am. Guests this week: ex-vicar and Chris Evans's philospher in residence Mark Vernon makes a passionate case for the benefits of agnosticism. Ex- Salvation Army Chick Yuill will be joining us a week before he runs in his fourth London marathon to talk about his new book. The book was inspired by the one word telegram that William Booth sent around the world to inspire his Christian Soldiers, it read simply "Others."
Aled's final guest is Loudon Wainwright III, chronicler of family life in song and the father of two children who have gone onto become stars in their own right. And we'll also be playing a song recorded especially for GMS at the SXSW Music Festival in Texas.
Our Sunday Slot artist this week is Jo Mango
* Aled Jones BBC Radio Wales 10.00 - 11.00 Guest: Barry Norman
* The Choir BBC radio 3: 6.30 - 8.00 pm Aled investigates the government's recently announced singing in schools initiative and talks to newly appointed singing ambassador Howard Goodall

Sunday 22nd
* Good Morning Sunday BBC radio 2: 7.00 - 9.00 With Aled this week is bestselling author of books for children and young people, Anthony Horowitz. Born into an upper middle class family in post-war Britain, his father was 'a fixer for Harold Wilson'. Anthony talks about his colourful childhood, how his roots influence his writing and about his latest book Nightrise, part of the popular the Power of Five series.
Also with Aled is the Revd Ann Easter to discuss the faith and ethics topics of the week. Top of the agenda is St George's Day, and the London Marathon.
Our Sunday Slot artist this week is Julie Fowlis. Julie is the first Scottish Gaelic singer to win a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award the BBC Radio 2 Horizon award which she won in 2006. She was brought up in the Hebrides and sings songs from the islands which are centuries old.
* Aled Jones BBC Radio Wales 10.00 - 11.00 guest Ray Stubbs
* The Choir BBC radio 3: 6.30 - 8.00 pm Deborah Roberts discusses a unique group of virtuoso female singers from the Court of Ferrara whose formidable talents made them famous across Renaissance Italy and the rest of Europe.
Friday 27th - Friday Night is Music Night - recording at the Mermaid Theatre, London

Sunday 29th
* Good Morning Sunday BBC radio 2: 7.00 - 9.00 Aled welcomes seventies singing idol Donny Osmond. Also: Maggi Dawn
* Aled Jones BBC Radio Wales 10.00 - 11.00 Aled's guest is Gillian Lynne.
* The Choir BBC radio 3: 6.30 - 8.00 pm Aled considers how the words of Psalm 137, By the Waters of Babylon, have resonated through hundreds of years of music-making to become one of the most familiar lyrics in the English language. The programme culminates with a performance of one of the most powerful of those settings, Walton's Belshazzar's Feast. Walton: Belshazzar's Feast. Bryn Terfel (baritone), BBC Singers, BBC Symphony Chorus, BBC Symphony Orchestra/Andrew Davis.

It's great to be back to normal! Laughing

Silwa · Joined: Oct 16, 2006 Posts: 78 Location: Denbighshire

Wow, he is always so busy!! As you say it's great to have Aled back to normal!! Very Happy

So very much looking forward to seeing him in Croydon on Monday!!

Thanks for the info!

Karen · Joined: Oct 01, 2006 Posts: 9

Silwa I hope Joe has recovered from Rhyl now. He'd had enough by the end hadn't he and he kept hiding from Aled, doesn't get that from his mother Wink

Silwa · Joined: Oct 16, 2006 Posts: 78 Location: Denbighshire

Hi Karen!
lol!! No Joe doesn't get the shy from Aled from his mother!!!

Bless him!! I was worried that Joe hadn't enjoyed himself as he went so quiet and shy!! He can be shy but usually gains confidence after a while (just ask 'Leri!) And you are right he had had enough by the time we finally left!! I asked him the next day whether he had enjoyed the concert and he replied yes! So to really test whether he had enjoyed it I asked him if he would want to go to another concert and he said yes!! In fact he is furious at me going to Croydon without him!! I have had to promise him that I'll take him to another concert next tour! We'll see!

Dom tickled Joe pink and he still talks about the cheeky piano player!! And that was so kind of Aled to give Joe a wave!! Joe still talks about that too!!
It was great to see you again even if I didn't get to chat!! Next time!!! Very Happy

Wasn't it fab to see Aled again!! He really is amazing with people!! And gorgeous too!!

I am so looking forward to tomorrow!

xbons · Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2007 4:38 pm Post subject:

Look, stop it you two (not really!) - but you are making me jeaous that I wasn't at Rhyl also...... Embarassed

But I have tomorrow - and Wednesday..... Now I'm trying to make you two jealous! Laughing

It was a great concert (I saw Worthing) so many old favourites, with me in tears once or twice! And loved the new CD preview songs also, especially Always There. I thought the guitar accompaniment worked perfectly.

We'll be lost when this tour finishes and we are back to the regular appearances only!

Karen · Joined: Oct 01, 2006 Posts: 9

Oh I'm so glad Joe enjoyed it.
Don't got jealous you have more concerts planned than me. All I can say is that if Aled is as good as he was at Rhyl you are in for the most fantastic night of your life. His voice has never sounded better, powerful and high notes , everything. He was in such a good mood after the show to.
Enjoy yourselves,
Karen x

Silwa · Joined: Oct 16, 2006 Posts: 78 Location: Denbighshire

Thanks for the HIGHand LOWestoft interview Xbons! I'm thrilled he will be touring again!!

Saw Play it again which was very interesting! Aled's teacher was lucky to have Aled in that Aled has such amazing musical ability! The teachers on programmes like these must worry like mad who they will get as pupils!! Joe insisted we watch the programm this morning - I didn't see any problem with that!! The Toby wanted Aled's cd Higher put on! What a lucky mum I am!!
Hope you're all having a great Easter!
Very Happy

Silwa · Joined: Oct 16, 2006 Posts: 78 Location: Denbighshire

No SoP's for a while?? Is that because they are recorded in advance and he missed some when he was in plaster? Oh well at least I don't need to remember to watch it - doesn't always time well with kids' tea time etc. Great news that he will be presenting more in the future! Very Happy