When Deborah Coughlin founded 'Gaggle' she soon found herself and her all-female group proclaimed as amongst the 'fifty most forward-thinking people in music'. This week she joins Sara Mohr-Pietsch to explain why, for her, the joy of choir singing is all about being given 'permission to make a noise'.

Film and television composer Nigel Hess chats about his choral favourites

Sara Mohr-Pietsch samples the choral passions of composer, viola player and arranger John Metcalfe.

Masaaki Suzuki is director of Bach Collegium Japan, one of the foremost early music ensembles in the world. He talks to Sara about his life in music and introduces her to some of his favourite choral recordings.

Period clarinettist Colin Lawson shares his choral favourites.

Director of Cheltenham Music Festival Meurig Bowen shares a selection of his choral favourites, including a family treasure from the BBC Proms archive.

Gardener Bob Flowerdew tells Sara about his favourite choral pieces

The horn player Richard Watkins chats with Sara about his choral favourites.

Artistic director of Welsh National Opera, David Pountney shares his choral passions.

Winner of the 2014 British Composer Award for choral music, Cecilia McDowall, talks to Sara Mohr-Pietsch about her own choral favourites.