0:00:02 > 0:00:04ORCHESTRA TUNES UP
0:00:08 > 0:00:11Welcome to the Royal Albert Hall in London
0:00:11 > 0:00:14for our annual musical extravaganza, the Big Sing.
0:00:14 > 0:00:17We've got some wonderful hymns, old and new, plus some
0:00:17 > 0:00:22fantastically inspirational performances from our guest stars,
0:00:22 > 0:00:25Michael Ball and Alfie Boe,
0:00:25 > 0:00:28the classical music trio, The Priests,
0:00:28 > 0:00:32leading hymn writers Keith and Kristyn Getty
0:00:32 > 0:00:35and MOBO award-winner Laura Mvula.
0:00:35 > 0:00:40There's plenty to be getting on with there, so let the Big Sing begin.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53We're all in fine voice here at the Royal Albert Hall
0:02:53 > 0:02:56and I hope you were singing along at home as well.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Our first guests are two gifted modern songwriters,
0:02:59 > 0:03:02passionate about bringing people together to worship in song.
0:03:02 > 0:03:04Their impressive back catalogue includes
0:03:04 > 0:03:08King Of The Ages, Creation Sings, Come People Of The Risen King,
0:03:08 > 0:03:12The Power Of The Cross and so many more besides.
0:03:12 > 0:03:16Please give a warm welcome to Keith and Kristyn Getty.
0:03:21 > 0:03:24You guys obviously write a lot of songs together,
0:03:24 > 0:03:26but you're also known for your collaborations as well.
0:03:26 > 0:03:29How do these collaborations come about?
0:03:29 > 0:03:32I think one of the most important things the 21st century
0:03:32 > 0:03:35can have is new hymns for us to sing.
0:03:35 > 0:03:37And I heard this song called How Deep The Father's Love
0:03:37 > 0:03:40which Stuart Townend had written, and so we got together and decided
0:03:40 > 0:03:43we should write a song and the first one was In Christ Alone.
0:03:43 > 0:03:45Wow, that's not a bad start, is it?
0:03:45 > 0:03:47It's been downhill ever since.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51And can you tell us a bit about the impact that that song's had?
0:03:51 > 0:03:52Oh, gosh.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56It's become, I guess, one of the most sung hymns around the world.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58I think that's been one of the most exciting things - it's even become
0:03:58 > 0:04:01an anthem in many parts of the world for the persecuted church
0:04:01 > 0:04:02and for people who struggle.
0:04:02 > 0:04:07So that's been a privilege to write folk melodies that come from Ireland
0:04:07 > 0:04:10but that actually translate in other cultures.
0:04:10 > 0:04:13Well, there's nothing quite like leading 5,000 voices
0:04:13 > 0:04:15in a song that you've written,
0:04:15 > 0:04:17so Keith and Kristyn, I'm going to let you get ready for that.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Thank you very much.
0:04:31 > 0:04:36# In Christ alone my hope is found,
0:04:36 > 0:04:41# He is my light, my strength, my song
0:04:41 > 0:04:46# This cornerstone, this solid ground
0:04:46 > 0:04:51# Firm through the fiercest drought and storm
0:04:51 > 0:04:56# What heights of love, what depths of peace
0:04:56 > 0:05:02# When fears are stilled, when strivings cease
0:05:02 > 0:05:07# My comforter, my all in all
0:05:07 > 0:05:11# Here in the love of Christ I stand... #
0:08:13 > 0:08:18For centuries, composers have been inspired by Psalm 23.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21More recently, Howard Goodall wrote his version of it
0:08:21 > 0:08:25as the theme for the BBC sitcom, The Vicar Of Dibley.
0:08:25 > 0:08:29It's a beautiful piece of music, and here to perform it
0:08:29 > 0:08:34for us this evening, our fabulous 200-voice stage choir.
0:08:34 > 0:08:36APPLAUSE
0:08:49 > 0:08:51# The Lord is my shepherd
0:08:53 > 0:08:56# I shall not want
0:08:56 > 0:08:59# He maketh me to lie down in green pastures
0:09:02 > 0:09:14# He leadeth me beside the still waters
0:09:19 > 0:09:20# The Lord is my shepherd
0:09:22 > 0:09:25# I shall not want
0:09:25 > 0:09:32# He maketh me to lie down in green pastures
0:09:32 > 0:09:43# He leadeth me beside the still waters
0:09:49 > 0:09:53# Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
0:09:56 > 0:10:00# I will fear no evil
0:10:02 > 0:10:09# Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
0:10:09 > 0:10:13# I will fear no evil
0:10:14 > 0:10:21# For you are with me, you will comfort me
0:10:21 > 0:10:31# You are with me, you will comfort me
0:10:34 > 0:10:41# Comfort me
0:10:41 > 0:10:47# Surely goodness and mercy
0:10:47 > 0:10:53# Shall follow me all the days of my life
0:10:53 > 0:11:05# And I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever
0:11:10 > 0:11:13# For ever
0:11:17 > 0:11:20# For ever
0:11:25 > 0:11:32# For ever. #
0:11:40 > 0:11:42Our stage choirs, ladies and gentlemen,
0:11:42 > 0:11:47and our Big Sing Orchestra conducted by maestro Paul Leddington Wright.
0:11:50 > 0:11:53The orchestra will now take a brief rest as we give centre stage
0:11:53 > 0:11:55to the famous Royal Albert Hall organ,
0:11:55 > 0:11:57played by our very own Daniel Moult.
0:12:00 > 0:12:03And we'll be singing another hugely popular hymn,
0:12:03 > 0:12:06set to one of the most beautiful melodies ever written.
0:14:58 > 0:15:01It's time now for two international solo stars
0:15:01 > 0:15:04who've come together to sing duets.
0:15:04 > 0:15:08Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Michael Ball and Alfie Boe.
0:15:16 > 0:15:18Now, just be honest with me,
0:15:18 > 0:15:21is there ever any rivalry between the two of you?
0:15:21 > 0:15:22Oh...
0:15:22 > 0:15:23- Yes.- No!
0:15:27 > 0:15:29I think that answers that one, don't you?
0:15:29 > 0:15:32I don't think there is, do you?
0:15:32 > 0:15:34Just tell us what you're singing tonight for us
0:15:34 > 0:15:35and why you've chosen that song.
0:15:35 > 0:15:37We've chosing to sing Somewhere...
0:15:37 > 0:15:38- Choosing.- Choosing to sing...
0:15:38 > 0:15:42We're choosing to sing Somewhere from West Side Story.
0:15:42 > 0:15:45It's one of Sondheim's... Stephen Sondheim's earliest lyrics,
0:15:45 > 0:15:46it's one of his greatest.
0:15:46 > 0:15:50It's a song about hope and about looking to the future and about
0:15:50 > 0:15:53guiding someone and having them with you to take you
0:15:53 > 0:15:54to that better future.
0:15:54 > 0:15:57Gentlemen, we look forward to hearing it. Thank you very much.
0:15:57 > 0:15:58Thank you.
0:16:29 > 0:16:33# Someday
0:16:33 > 0:16:36# Somewhere
0:16:36 > 0:16:44# We'll find a new way of living
0:16:44 > 0:16:49# We'll find a way of forgiving
0:16:51 > 0:16:56# Somewhere
0:17:00 > 0:17:06# There's a place for us
0:17:08 > 0:17:13# Somewhere a place for us
0:17:14 > 0:17:20# Peace and quiet and open air
0:17:21 > 0:17:27# Wait for us somewhere
0:17:28 > 0:17:34# There's a time for us
0:17:36 > 0:17:41# Someday a time for us
0:17:42 > 0:17:49# Time together with time to spare
0:17:49 > 0:17:53# Time to learn
0:17:53 > 0:17:56# Time to care
0:17:56 > 0:18:03# Someday, somewhere
0:18:03 > 0:18:09# We'll find a new way of living
0:18:10 > 0:18:16# We'll find a way of forgiving
0:18:18 > 0:18:21# Somewhere
0:18:26 > 0:18:34# There's a place for us
0:18:34 > 0:18:40# A time and place for us
0:18:40 > 0:18:47# Hold my hand and we're halfway there
0:18:47 > 0:18:55# Hold my hand and I'll take you there
0:18:55 > 0:18:56# Somehow
0:18:56 > 0:18:58# Somehow
0:18:58 > 0:19:00# Someday
0:19:00 > 0:19:03# Someday
0:19:03 > 0:19:15# Somewhere. #
0:19:16 > 0:19:19APPLAUSE
0:19:23 > 0:19:25Michael Ball and Alfie Boe.
0:19:29 > 0:19:33Our next hymn also travelled across the Atlantic. It became widely known
0:19:33 > 0:19:37through the Billy Graham rallies which began in the late 1940s,
0:19:37 > 0:19:40and is still a firm favourite with congregations and choirs today.
0:22:58 > 0:23:01Great Is Thy Faithfulness - what a wonderful song,
0:23:01 > 0:23:04beautifully sung, by the way.
0:23:04 > 0:23:07Our next guest is a legend in the making.
0:23:07 > 0:23:10In the past three years, she's released two albums,
0:23:10 > 0:23:11both critically acclaimed.
0:23:11 > 0:23:15She's been nominated for a Brit Award, two Mercury Awards,
0:23:15 > 0:23:16and she's won a MOBO.
0:23:16 > 0:23:19It's the fabulous Laura Mvula.
0:23:26 > 0:23:29Your music is just blowing up all over the place,
0:23:29 > 0:23:30it's been so successful.
0:23:30 > 0:23:33Where did you begin performing publicly?
0:23:33 > 0:23:36Well, I was always so terrified to be on the stage,
0:23:36 > 0:23:40so the first place to do it was in church.
0:23:40 > 0:23:43And it wasn't performance as such,
0:23:43 > 0:23:49it was the responsibility of leading worship in church services.
0:23:49 > 0:23:51And it kind of grew from there.
0:23:51 > 0:23:54Does your faith still play a part in your music?
0:23:54 > 0:23:55Absolutely.
0:23:55 > 0:24:01I will always be grateful for the roots of my Christian faith.
0:24:01 > 0:24:03APPLAUSE
0:24:09 > 0:24:11Now, you wrote the song you're going to sing for us tonight...
0:24:11 > 0:24:16Yes, this song, Show Me Love, is my psalm.
0:24:16 > 0:24:21It's a prayer from the very core of my heart and I hope
0:24:21 > 0:24:22that people connect with it.
0:24:22 > 0:24:26- Laura, it's a joy to have you and we can't wait to hear you.- Thank you.
0:24:33 > 0:24:37# Oh, God, I need to belong to someone
0:24:37 > 0:24:40# I miss the breath of a kiss
0:24:40 > 0:24:44# I miss the wonder of a future with somebody
0:24:44 > 0:24:48# Oh, God, show me love
0:24:52 > 0:24:55# I miss belonging to someone
0:24:55 > 0:24:58# I miss the kiss of another
0:24:58 > 0:25:00# I miss the morning
0:25:00 > 0:25:03# I miss the waking up
0:25:03 > 0:25:07# I need someone to hold my hand, bigger than mine
0:25:07 > 0:25:09# Oh, God, where are you?
0:25:11 > 0:25:14# Show me love
0:25:22 > 0:25:28# If it wasn't real, then why does it hurt so bad?
0:25:28 > 0:25:34# Cos the thing that we had seemed like everything
0:25:34 > 0:25:38# Never thought we would be torn apart
0:25:38 > 0:25:44# By a change in the wind or a cloud in the sky
0:25:44 > 0:25:46# We were always
0:25:48 > 0:25:57# And you showed me love of the deepest kind
0:25:57 > 0:26:05# And I will never find another love like you showed me love
0:26:05 > 0:26:08# And now I see you
0:26:12 > 0:26:15# Now I see you
0:26:15 > 0:26:19# You showed me love
0:26:19 > 0:26:21# You showed me love
0:26:24 > 0:26:27# You showed me love
0:26:27 > 0:26:29# You showed me love
0:26:30 > 0:26:35# You showed me love of the deepest kind
0:26:35 > 0:26:39# And I will never find love like you
0:26:39 > 0:26:42# You showed me love
0:26:42 > 0:26:46# You showed me love of the deepest kind
0:26:46 > 0:26:49# And I will never find love like you
0:26:49 > 0:26:51# You showed me love
0:26:51 > 0:26:53# You showed me love
0:26:54 > 0:26:56# You showed me love
0:26:58 > 0:26:59# And I'm so sorry
0:27:01 > 0:27:03# I'm so...
0:27:14 > 0:27:17# You showed me love. #
0:27:27 > 0:27:29You could have heard a pin drop.
0:27:29 > 0:27:32Laura Mvula, that was stunning.
0:27:34 > 0:27:37Moving on now to a hugely popular worship song by Graham Kendrick
0:27:37 > 0:27:43which has what is surely one of the catchiest choruses of all time.
0:32:04 > 0:32:07Our final guests manage to combine a full-time role
0:32:07 > 0:32:10in the Roman Catholic Church with a very successful career
0:32:10 > 0:32:11in the music business.
0:32:11 > 0:32:15They're Fathers Eugene and Martin O'Hagan and David Delargy,
0:32:15 > 0:32:18better known as The Priests.
0:32:18 > 0:32:20APPLAUSE
0:32:23 > 0:32:25Gentlemen, you're international bestsellers
0:32:25 > 0:32:29and you're also full-time parish priests.
0:32:29 > 0:32:31How do you manage to combine the two?
0:32:31 > 0:32:33With a little bit of help from God above, I think.
0:32:33 > 0:32:35That's the only way it works.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38The beauty about the music is that we have the best of both worlds.
0:32:38 > 0:32:41We're able to bring the music to such a wide audience in
0:32:41 > 0:32:46so many contexts, and also fulfil our vocation as priests as well.
0:32:46 > 0:32:48Why is music so important to you?
0:32:48 > 0:32:51Well, music has always been an enormous part of our lives,
0:32:51 > 0:32:55from our childhood days, and it has brought us great joy.
0:32:55 > 0:32:59Certainly, it's a great vehicle for praising God.
0:32:59 > 0:33:02Thank you, gentlemen, we can't wait to hear you.
0:33:11 > 0:33:14# Dance, dance, wherever you may be
0:33:14 > 0:33:18# I am the lord of the dance said he
0:33:18 > 0:33:22# And I lead you all wherever you may be
0:33:22 > 0:33:26# And I lead you all in the dance said he
0:33:32 > 0:33:35# I danced in the morning when the world was young
0:33:35 > 0:33:38# I danced in the moon, and the stars, and the sun
0:33:38 > 0:33:41# I came down from heaven and I danced on the Earth
0:33:41 > 0:33:44# In Bethlehem I had my birth
0:33:44 > 0:33:47# Dance, dance, wherever you may be
0:33:47 > 0:33:49# I am the lord of the dance said he
0:33:49 > 0:33:52# And I lead you all wherever you may be
0:33:52 > 0:33:55# And I lead you all in the dance said he
0:33:58 > 0:34:01# I danced for the scribes and the Pharisees
0:34:01 > 0:34:04# They wouldn't dance, they wouldn't follow me
0:34:04 > 0:34:07# I danced for the fishermen, James and John
0:34:07 > 0:34:09# They came with me so the dance went on
0:34:09 > 0:34:12# Dance, dance, wherever you may be
0:34:12 > 0:34:15# I am the lord of the dance said he
0:34:15 > 0:34:18# And I lead you all wherever you may be
0:34:18 > 0:34:21# And I lead you all in the dance said he
0:34:23 > 0:34:26# I danced on a Friday when the world turned black
0:34:26 > 0:34:29# It's hard to dance with the devil on your back
0:34:29 > 0:34:32# They buried my body, they thought I was gone
0:34:32 > 0:34:35# But I am the dance, and the dance goes on
0:34:35 > 0:34:38# Dance, dance, wherever you may be
0:34:38 > 0:34:41# I am the lord of the dance said he
0:34:41 > 0:34:43# And I lead you all wherever you may be
0:34:43 > 0:34:47# And I lead you all in the dance said he
0:34:56 > 0:34:59# They cut me down, I leapt up high
0:34:59 > 0:35:02# I am the life that will never, never die
0:35:02 > 0:35:05# I live in you if you'll live in me
0:35:05 > 0:35:08# I am the lord of the dance said he
0:35:08 > 0:35:11# Dance, dance, wherever you may be
0:35:11 > 0:35:13# I am the lord of the dance said he
0:35:13 > 0:35:16# And I lead you all wherever you may be
0:35:16 > 0:35:19# And I lead you all in the dance said he
0:35:19 > 0:35:22# Dance, dance, wherever you may be
0:35:22 > 0:35:25# I am the lord of the dance said he
0:35:25 > 0:35:27# And I lead you all wherever you may be
0:35:27 > 0:35:30# And I lead you all in the dance said he
0:35:30 > 0:35:33# Dance, dance, wherever you may be
0:35:33 > 0:35:36# I am the lord of the dance said he
0:35:36 > 0:35:38# And I lead you all wherever you may be
0:35:38 > 0:35:42# And I lead you all in the dance said he. #
0:35:53 > 0:35:54We're almost out of time.
0:35:54 > 0:35:58Thank you to all our special guests, our choirs, our orchestra,
0:35:58 > 0:36:01our wonderful conductor and our fantastic audience here
0:36:01 > 0:36:05for making it such a spectacular Big Sing.
0:36:05 > 0:36:07It's time for our final piece of music.
0:36:07 > 0:36:10It's a wonderful hymn of praise and I'm delighted to say
0:36:10 > 0:36:14that we have the hymn writer himself, Timothy Dudley-Smith,
0:36:14 > 0:36:18with us, looking ahead to his 90th birthday on Boxing Day.
0:36:20 > 0:36:24Let's all join together for one last time to sing Lord, For The Years.
0:36:24 > 0:36:27Until the next time, goodbye.