Earlier in the year, The Delius Society filmed with choral director and conductor Alexander Pott and The Delius Singers at Magdalen College Chapel, Oxford, and their wonderful programme is now available free-to-view – it’s very much worthwhile so do take a look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHEfXjbYtmQ The opening work is a rare performance of Delius’s Eine Arabeske arranged by the conductor and sung by the fine young baritone, Allyn Wu.

NATURE’S VOICE – Celebrating the 2026 Delius Singers Composition Competition

Programme:
FREDERICK DELIUS, arr. A. Pott: Eine Arabeske – Allyn Wu, baritone
AMY BEACH, arr. A. Pott: Dusk in June
GERALD FINZI: I praise the tender flower; Nightingales; Haste on my joys
LIZA LEHMANN: I know a bank; When icicles hang by the wall

Prize-winners:
MASON BIRCH – A Hymn to the Evening (2nd Prize)
RICHARD BARNARD – The Wild Hope (Highly Commended)
CHRISTOPHER CHURCHER – A lament for lost words (Highly Commended)
TIM MALLIS – Pied Beauty (Joint 1st Prize)
ELLIOTT PARK – Toward Inner Farne (Joint 1st Prize)

The Delius Singers
Hugh Rowlands, organ
Alexander Pott, conductor

A programme with texts can be downloaded: https://www.delius.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Delius-Singers-Programme.pdf

Special thanks to Azimuth Music Production for their filming.