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  • S01E01 Easter from King's 2010

    • April 3, 2010
    • BBC Two

    Easter is marked in a service of music and readings from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. The events of Holy Week and Easter are told in the well-loved words of the King James Bible and reflected on in poems by George Herbert, John Donne and Edith Sitwell. The world-famous choir sing seasonal hymns, Easter carols, and well-known choral music, including Panis Angelicus, Mozart's Ave Verum Corpus and extracts from Stainer's Crucifixion and Handel's Messiah.

  • S01E02 Easter from King's 2011

    • April 24, 2011
    • BBC Two

    Passiontide and Easter music and readings from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. The story of Jesus's death and resurrection is told in the well-loved words of the King James Bible and reflected on in poems by RS Thomas and Ted Walker. The world-famous choir sing seasonal hymns, beginning with There Is a Green Hill Far Away, and well-known choral music, including Allegri's Miserere, Mozart's Ave Verum Corpus, extracts from Handel's Messiah and pieces by Vaughan Williams, Tchaikovsky, Lotti, Gibbons, Bainton and Wood.

  • S01E03 Easter from King's 2012

    • April 7, 2012
    • BBC Two

    An Easter commemoration featuring the world famous choir of King's College, Cambridge. Jesus' death and resurrection have inspired some of the most beautiful and moving words and music ever written. Pieces by Handel, Tchaikovsky, Fauré, Franck, Mendelssohn, Victoria, Vaughan Williams and others are sung by the choir led by director of music Stephen Cleobury from the candle-lit college chapel. The story of Passiontide and Easter is told in words from the King James' Bible, Robert Frost, Alice Meynell and Francis Kilvert.

  • S01E04 Easter from King's 2013

    • March 30, 2013
    • BBC Two

    Music and readings for Easter from the chapel of King's College, Cambridge. The world-famous choir, directed by Stephen Cleobury, sing choral music for Passiontide including Allegri's Miserere and Mozart's Ave Verum Corpus. The story of Jesus's death and resurrection is told in the well-loved words of the King James Bible and reflected on in poems by GK Chesterton and John Updike, all in the glorious setting of King's College Chapel.

  • S01E05 Easter from King's 2014

    • April 19, 2014
    • BBC Two

    Music and readings for Easter from the chapel of King's College, Cambridge. The world-famous choir, directed by Stephen Cleobury, sing some of the most beautiful music ever written for Holy Week and Easter, including Allegri's Miserere and pieces by Mozart, Byrd, Vaughan Williams and Handel. The story of Jesus's death and resurrection is told in the well-loved words of the King James Bible, with poetry by John Donne, George Herbert and Siegfried Sassoon, all in the stunning setting of King's College Chapel.

  • S01E06 Easter from King's 2015

    • April 4, 2015
    • BBC Two

    Music and readings for Easter from the chapel of King's College, Cambridge. The world-famous choir, directed by Stephen Cleobury, sing some of the most beautiful music ever written for Holy Week and Easter, including Crucifixus (Lotti), Wash Me Throughly (SS Wesley), Greater Love Hath No Man (Ireland), Surrexit Christus Hodie (Scheidt) and pieces by Duruflé, Mozart, WH Harris, Hadley and Tavener. The story of Jesus's death and resurrection is told in the well-loved words of the King James Bible, with poetry by Malcolm Guite, Vassar Miller and Wilfred Owen, all in the stunning setting of King's College Chapel.

  • S01E07 Easter from King's 2016

    • March 26, 2016
    • BBC Two

    The world-famous Choir of King's College, Cambridge, directed by Stephen Cleobury, sing some of the most beautiful music ever written for Good Friday and Easter, including Miserere Mei (Allegri), Panis Angelicus (Franck), Crucifixus (Lotti), Light Out of Darkness (Elgar), and pieces by Bairstow, Duruflé, Bruckner and Ouseley. Hymns include My Song Is Love Unknown, This Joyful Eastertide and Jesus Christ Is Risen Today. The story of Jesus's death and resurrection is told in the well-loved words of the King James Bible, with poetry by George Herbert and Kenneth Stevens, all in the stunning setting of King's College Chapel.

  • S01E08 Easter from King's 2017

    • April 16, 2017
    • BBC Two

    Music and readings for Holy Week and Easter from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. The world-famous Choir, directed by Stephen Cleobury, sing some of the best-loved choral music for the season, including God So Loved the World (Stainer), Hallelujah (Handel's Messiah) and Ubi Caritas (Durufle). The Choir is joined by mezzo soprano Kiandra Howarth for a glorious performance of the Easter Hymn from Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni). The story of Jesus's death and resurrection is told in the well-loved words of the King James Bible and reflected on in poems by Rowan Williams, Phineas Fletcher and Edmund Spenser, all in the magnificent setting of King's College Chapel.

  • S01E09 Easter from King's 2018

    • March 31, 2018
    • BBC Two
  • S01E10 Easter from King's 2019

    • April 20, 2019
    • BBC Two

    Music and readings for Holy Week and Easter, from the magnificent chapel of King’s College, Cambridge. The world-famous choir, directed by Stephen Cleobury, sings some of the best-loved choral music for the season, including Crucifixus (Lotti), Were You There? (arr Cleobury), This Joyful Eastertide (arr Ledger) and He Trusted in God and Hallelujah Chorus (Handel, from Messiah). Mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnston joins the choir for a memorable performance of the Easter Hymn from Cavalleria Rusticana (Mascagni). The story of Jesus’s death and resurrection is taken from the Gospel of Matthew and is reflected upon in poems by Ruth Etchells and EE Cummings.

  • S01E11 Easter from King's 2020

    • April 11, 2020
    • BBC Two

    Music and readings for Holy Week and Easter from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge. The world-famous choir, directed by Daniel Hyde, sing some of the best-loved choral music for the season and the story of Jesus's death and resurrection is told by members of King's College, from the Bible and poems written by Patrick Carey and Malcolm Guite. Hymns include Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem and Jesus Christ Is Risen Today.

  • S01E12 Easter from King's 2021

    • April 3, 2021
    • BBC Two

    Music and readings from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge.

  • S01E13 Easter from King's 2022

    • April 16, 2022
    • BBC Two

    Music and readings for Holy Week and Easter from the Chapel of King's College, Cambridge, with the world-famous choir directed by Daniel Hyde. The story of Jesus's death and resurrection is told from the Bible by members of King's College, and the service is introduced by the dean, the Rev Dr Stephen Cherry.

  • S01E14 Easter from King's 2023

    • April 8, 2023
    • BBC Two

    The traditional celebration of Easter with music and readings recorded in the candlelit Chapel of King's College, Cambridge, with the college's world-renowned choir under director Daniel Hyde.