From Cheltenham Town Hall, the Sony Award-winning Music
Presenter of the Year is joined by guests, including the Safri Duo of percussionists, in a special programme presented as part of the 1996 Cheltenham Festival. As well as live performances from his guests.
Brian Kay will introduce an eclectic selection of music from discs, deciding which performances to include and the times at which these works are to be broadcast a few days before the programme. Among them will be: Hoist A Somerset Rhapsody
Handel Organ Concerto in B flat, Op 4 No 2
Rossini, arr Respighi La Boutique fantasque
Weber Clarinet Concertino in E flat
Tchaikovsky Marche slave
Shostakovich Ballet Suite No 3
Artist of the Week:
Sylvia McNair (soprano)
Mozart Mass in C minor, K427 (Great) (Credo)
Sibelius The Swan of Tuonela;
Lemminkainen's Return (Legends) Producer Piers Burton-Page