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The Afternoon on Three

on BBC Radio 3

with Susan Sharpe.
FAIREST ISLE
1.00 City of London Sinfonia director Andrew Watkinson
(violin)
Paul Silverthorne (viola) The last in the series of lunchtime concerts of music by 20th-century
British composers given in City of London churches. Presented by Penny Gore from St Katharine Cree ,
Leadenhall Steet.
Vaughan Williams Violin Concerto (Concerto accademico)
Robin Orr Rhapsody for strings
John Woolrich Ulysses Awakes
Britten Simple Symphony
A Classic Arts production. Concert sponsored by HSBC Holdings
2.00 Schools
Radio Q & A 2.05 In the News 2.25 Something to Think About: Infant
Assemblies 2.40 Music
Workshop: Music Course 3 Jiving Jukeboxes
FAIREST ISLE
3.00 A Singers' Celebration
The last of the BBC
Singers' 70th anniversary concerts, recorded last week in St John's, Smith
Square.
Conductor Jane Glover
Britten Sacred and Profane
Maconchy Still falls the rain Sally Beamish Shadow and Silver (BBC commission, first performance)
3.40 Singers Talking
Anthony Burton talks to past and present members of the BBC Singers about a singer's life.
3.50 Debussy Chansons de Charles d'Orleans
Sally Beamish Shadow and Silver (repeat performance) Poulenc Mass in G
Series producer Michael Emery
FAIREST ISLE
4.35 The British Touch
In the final programme of British harpsichord music, Neal Peres da Costa introduces and plays
Richard Jones Suite No 1 in D minor (excerpts)
Francesco Geminiani Deux pieces de clavecin
John Stanley Concerto in D (after Op 2 No 1)
Series producer Lindsay Kemp

Contributors

Unknown:
Susan Sharpe.
Violin:
Andrew Watkinson
Viola:
Paul Silverthorne
Unknown:
St Katharine Cree
Unknown:
Robin Orr Rhapsody
Conductor:
Jane Glover
Conductor:
Britten Sacred
Talks:
Anthony Burton
Producer:
Michael Emery
Music:
Neal Peres
Unknown:
Francesco Geminiani Deux
Unknown:
John Stanley
Producer:
Lindsay Kemp

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