Songs of Praise

Young Chorister of the Year - Junior Semi-Final (2023x45)

Air date: Nov 19, 2023

Aled Jones presents the junior semi-final of BBC Young Chorister of the Year from the Monastery in Manchester, with judges Laura Wright, Ken Burton and Wynne Evans. Five fantastic singers aged ten to 13 perform a favourite sacred song. Their choices include O For the Wings of a Dove by Mendelssohn, Pie Jesu by Webber, a new setting of Panis Angelicus by Elizabeth Stratford and two works by John Rutter, A Gaelic Blessing and The Lord Bless You and Keep You. Three of the five choristers will go forward to the final.