Hopeful, inspiring, uplifting – that’s this podcast … an eclectic mix of classical, opera, film, pop, ambient music. We’d love to hear from you! To make requests and give feedback during the week, please email [email protected] And remember … In these difficult times, keep your eye on the donut, not the hole!  🙂 Playlist: 05 September 2021 – Elgar: Land of Hope and Glory. Very Lynn, vocals. Geoff Love & His Orchestra. – Caldara: Maddalena ai piedi di Cristo: Sinfonia. Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. – Tchaikovsky: Album for the Young, op.39: Waltz. I Musici de Montréal/ Yuli Turovsky. – Freddie Mercury: We Are The Champions. Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. – Satie: Gymnopédie no.3. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/ Louis Fremaux. – Verdi: La Traviata: Act II: Di Provenza il mar, il suol. Mario Sereni, bar. – Barry: Born Free. Mormon Tabernacle Choir. – Vaughan-Williams: Songs of Travel: II. Let Beauty Awake. Sir Thomas Allen. City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra/ Sir Simon Rattle. – Copland: Simple Gifts. Jubilant Sykes, bar. London Symphony Orchestra/ Andrew Litton. – Fauré (arr. William Orbit): Paradisum. – Haydn: Cello Concerto no.1 in C major: III. Finale. Truls Mørk, vlc. Norwegian Chamber Orchestra/ Ioana Brown. – Nyman: Wonderland: Eddie. – Chopin: Andante spianato et Grande polonaise brillante: Andante. Alexis Weissenberg. #EmbraceJOY Support this podcast. Donate to JOY -and/or- Become a member