This all came about through them writing a LIFE.info article about the musical Godspell.
"When you write an article for a magazine you never know who is going to end up reading it," says Anna. "Back in January, Becky de Oliveira, who is the editor of LIFE.info, asked us if we would do a review of Godspell because she had heard that it was on in Cardiff. We didn't need much encouragement and that very evening we went out to see the show. It was great of course and we loved it, and we also enjoyed writing the article."
The article was published in LIFE.info Vol. 7, Issue No. 3, and when Anna saw it she was very excited. "Although I didn't write the whole thing myself it was my first published article and I was absolutely over the moon to see it in print. I didn't think it could have gotten any better, but it did! A month or so later we got a call from a researcher from Songs of Praise who wanted to talk to us about Godspell. Apparently she had read the LIFE.info article online and it fitted in with a programme they were doing on musicals. We were both asked in detail about it, and afterwards she said she would like to interview us for the show. To be honest, I never thought anything would come of it, but to our surprise a few weeks later we found ourselves in the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff about to be interviewed."
"We were taken to the main theatre where the camera and lights were already set up and found Aled Jones sitting there waiting to interview us. I was really nervous but he was so friendly he made us both feel as though we had known him for years. As he had been performing in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, which we had also been to see, we got a chance to talk to him about that too. The interview was everything I had hoped it would be - enjoyable, exciting, but of course a bit terrifying! It was a once in a lifetime experience, and it's amazing to think that it all came about from an article in LIFE.info."
Songs of Praise is on this Sunday at 5.15 pm.
The Adventist presence on national television will continue next month as on Sunday, 14 December the Adventist Vocal Ensemble will perform with the BBC Orchestra and Ruthie Henshall on BBC1 Songs of Praise. The following week, Tessera, and Adventist male group will be guests on Lesley Garrett's show, then on Christmas Eve, 24 December the Adventist Vocal Ensemble will perform on the ITV programme, 'Aled Jones Christmas Carols'. The year will close with Tessera again appearing on the 28 December Songs of Praise.
By courtesy of Adventist BUC News
