Kathryn was invited to be a judge for the BBC Songs of Praise Fans Choir this month. Sixty-four football fans were chosen to represent their football club and sing on the pitch at Wembley before the FA Cup Final. Over 1,300 people applied to take part in the unique experience to sing ‘Abide with Me’, which has become a constant fixture since it was first sung at the FA Cup Final in 1927. The Fans Choir were accompanied by the Band of The Brigade of Gurkhas alongside Alfie Boe in front of almost 90,000 people on Saturday 30 May 2015.
Judges
David Grant, Presenter and Vocal coach (Head Judge)
Aaqil Ahmed, Head of Religion and Ethics, BBC
Shelley Alexander, Editorial Lead, BBC Women's Sport
Mark Chapman, Match Of The Day and BBC Radio Five Live Presenter
Sheri Cheema, Chair, Association of Muslim Footballers
Carl Doran, Commissioning and Development Editor, BBC Sport
Amanda Jacks, Football Supporters Federation
Aled Jones, Singer and Presenter
Danny Lynch, Inclusion Officer, Football Association
Garry Richardson, BBC Radio 4 Sports Presenter
Kathryn Rudge, Opera Singer
Peter Salmon, Director, BBC England
Sue Smith, Footballer, Doncaster Belles and England Ladies
Dave Stanford, Executive Producer, BBC Songs of Praise
Roisin Wood, Director, Kick It Out