Aled's May appeareances

xbons · Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2008 8:30 pm Post subject: Aled's May appeareances

Well - what a busy month ahead for Aled Laughing

Not much change there then....

Thursday 1st: The Wright Stuff: Channel 5 - 9.00 – 10.30
Friday 2nd: The Wright Stuff: Channel 5 - 9.00 – 10.30

Sunday 4th:
* Good Morning Sunday – Canon Roger Royle sits in for Aled, who is recording Songs of Praise in Malaga, Spain!
* Aled Jones: Radio Wales – 10.00 – 11.00 guest: Lord David Puttnam
* The Choir: BBC radio3 – 6.30 – 8.00: Aled explores a variety of choral works dedicated to Mary, Mother of Jesus, including a Regina Caeli by Mozart, a Stabat Mater by Knut Nystedt and Magnificats by Monteverdi and Jacques Loussier.
Mary has festivals throughout the year, especially in the Catholic and Anglican Church. However, May is traditionally regarded as "Mary's month" when many Christians observe the May Crowning – an observance that can trace its roots beyond the Christian tradition to the many pagan spring festivals. Aled hears how different eras have serenaded May. Plainchant is the oldest music and, even in these austere sounds, Aled detects a tender note when Mary is the subject. The simple piety of Liszt's Ave Maris Stella and Brahms's Regina Coeli are contrasted with the grandeur of Monteverdi's Magnificat.
Work from the 20th century includes Knut Nystedt's setting of the most dramatic of Mary's hymns, the Stabat Mater – a medieval poem that meditates on Mary's pain as she witnesses the Cruxifixion of her Son. Also from the modern era is a setting of Totus Tuus by young Slovenian Ambrož Copi, and Mozart's Regina Coeli, composed while Mozart was still a teenager.
*Songs of Praise BBC1 5:30pm - 6:05pm Aled takes a ride on a magical mystery tour of Liverpool and discovers why this European Capital of Culture offers so much to the daytripper. Special guest Claire Sweeney sings her own ballad When You Believe, and two thousand people gather in the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King to sing the hymns Hail Redeemer, King Divine, Crown Him With Many Crowns and Tell Out My Soul.
* Songs of Praise -6.00 - 8.00: pre-record in Fuengirola castle, Malaga, Spain!
Friday 9th: Friday Night is Music Night - BBC2 7.30 – 9.15: Roderick Dunk conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra at London's Mermaid Theatre. Joining presenter Aled on stage are special guests, soprano Juliet Schiemann, mezzo soprano Jessica Walker and tenor Jon Christos. From 'Flight Of The Bumble Bee' to 'A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square', shake your booty to 'Dance Of The Clowns' and make merry with 'The Merrymakers' (repeat from August 10th 2007)
Saturday 10th : Aled appearing at Bodelwyddan Castle (part of the Warner Hotel Group) as the guest performer during a weekend break. Unfortunately tickets are available only to those staying at the hotel as part of the special break but can be booked on line at www.warnerbreaks.co.uk. The current cost for this Star Break is £319.50.

Sunday 11th:
* Good Morning Sunday: Canon Roger Royle sits in for Aled again.
* Aled Jones: Radio Wales – 10.00 – 11.00 Guest – Bill Turnbull
* Young Musician of the Year Final - from Cardiff. BBC 2: 6.00.- 8.05. Aled presenting, Nicola Benedetti is one of the judges
* The Choir: BBC radio3 – 6.30 – 8.00: In an all Italian programme, Aled takes a choral perspective on Rossini, Verdi, and Puccini, and discovers the singing village of Premana, a tiny alpine community with a vibrant tradition of folk singing and feasting
Monday 12th: Dawn Patrol: BBC radio 2 6.00 – 7.30: Aled sits in for Sarah Kennedy
Tuesday 13th: Dawn Patrol: BBC radio 2 6.00 – 7.30: Aled sits in for Sarah Kennedy
Wednesday 14th: Dawn Patrol: BBC radio 2 6.00 – 7.30: Aled sits in for Sarah Kennedy
Thursday 15th: Dawn Patrol: BBC radio 2 6.00 – 7.30: Aled sits in for Sarah Kennedy
Friday 16th: Dawn Patrol: BBC radio 2 6.00 – 7.30: Aled sits in for Sarah Kennedy

Sunday 18th:
* Good Morning Sunday: BBC radio2 – 7.00 – 9.00: Aled welcomes writer and broadcaster Ian Clayton, and Canon Ann Easter gives a reflection.
* Aled Jones: Radio Wales – 10.00 – 11.00
* Songs of Praise: BBC1 5.00 – 5.35 Aled travels to Northumberland where he learns about the county's ancient customs and traditions at the Morpeth Gathering, has a lesson on the Northumbrian pipes and meets the pilgrims walking in the steps of St Cuthbert. Barbara Dickson performs one of her favourite songs on Holy Island and the hymns from Hexham Abbey include the King of Love My Shepherd Is and I, the Lord of Sea and Sky
Monday 19th: Dawn Patrol: BBC radio 2 6.00 – 7.30: Aled sits in for Sarah Kennedy
Tuesday 20th:
* Dawn Patrol: BBC radio 2 6.00 – 7.30: Aled sits in for Sarah Kennedy
* The North-West Regional Leadership Group gala evening – Davenport Green Hale. Aled and Katie Melua perform for The Princes Trust (the concert that £250,000 was bid for on Children in Need)
Wednesday 21st: Dawn Patrol BBC radio 2 6.00 – 7.30: Aled sits in for Sarah Kennedy
Thursday 22nd: Dawn Patrol BBC radio 2 6.00 – 7.30: Aled sits in for Sarah Kennedy
Friday 23rd:
*Dawn Patrol: BBC radio 2: 6.00 – 7.30: Aled sits in for Sarah Kennedy
* Friday Night is Music Night: BBC radio 2: 7.30 – 9.15 – From the Mermaid Theatre, Aled presents the BBC Concert Orchestra, conducted by Roderick Dunk, with special guests, singer-songwriter Tim Daniel, Estonian songstress Hannah, and the Martin Kershaw Hotclub Band, with music to kick off your Bank Holiday Weekend in style! (pre-recorded March 31st)

Sunday 25th:
* Good Morning Sunday: BBC radio2 – 7.00 – 9.00: Aled chats to Eric Bibb who pops into the studio to play live, and we catch up on Emily Maguire's latest news
* Aled Jones: Radio Wales – 10.00 – 11.00 Aled is in conversation with Ray Galton and Alan Simpson.
* The Choir: BBC radio3 – 6.30 – 8.00: From Enigma to James MacMillan, Aled plays a selection of contemporary works inspired by plainsong, including a 20th century classic - Durufle's Requiem. Plus Universal Artists and Repertoire executive Tom Lewis, and members of the Mediaeval Babes explaining how their current projects fit in to the current resurgence of interest in this traditional form.
Friday 30th: Friday Night is Music Night live from The Mermaid; BBC 2 7.30 – 9.15: : Aled presents the BBC Concert Orchestra conducted by Richard Balcombe, live from London's Mermaid Theatre. Tonight it's 'Girls' Night', with special guests, stars of the West End stage Mary Carewe and Jacinta Whyte performing female favourites such as 'Diamonds Are A Girls' Best Friend' and 'I Know Him So Well'.

And next month (June) Aled starts rehearsing for Chitty! Very Happy

The appearances will be updated throughout the month as usual