Sacred Sounds
Start the New Year with music written to connect us with the divine. Aleem Maqbool hears a story of transformation and explores what makes music sacred with four talented artists.
What makes music sacred?
A young, slightly lost university student wanders into York Minster on a Saturday afternoon, after football practice. The choral music he hears there will change his life.
Aleem Maqbool hears his story, and is joined by a panel of talented musicians and composers from the Christian, Sikh and Sufi Islamic traditions to explore what makes the music they perform and compose spiritual. Is music a way they are able to connect with the divine?
His guests include Abi Sampa and Rushil Ranjan from the Orchestral Qawwali Project, Indian classical musician Jasdeep Singh Degun and Elizabeth Stratford, organist and Master of the Choristers at Arundel Cathedral.
Producer: Rebecca Maxted
Assistant Producer: James Leesley
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