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Laura's Faith and Music
Laura Wright has become one of the nation’s favourite sopranos over her 20-year career, from winning BBC Chorister of the Year as a teenager to singing in stadiums around the world. This week, in her home county of Suffolk, she reflects with Pam Rhodes on the hymns, worship songs and choral classics that have shaped her life and faith.\n\nPam joins Laura and her family on the beautiful Aldeburgh Beach to look back at the difficult times of Laura’s childhood illness and the music that brought the family closer to God. And at her church and her old school in Framlingham, Laura reflects on the hymns that mean the most to her.\n\nMusic featured:\n\n1. For the Beauty of the Earth – The Church of St Cross, Winchester\n2. What a Beautiful Name It Is – Gas Street Church, Birmingham\n3. Make Me a Channel of Your Peace – All Saints Church, Northampton\n4. O for the Wings of a Dove – Performed by Alexander\n5. Jerusalem – St Elisabeth’s Church, Reddish\n6. With You – Performed by Laura Wright\n7. Dear Lord and Father of Mankind – Hereford Cathedral
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