A monthly report from the world of music.
including:

Birth of an Orchestra
Two days before the inaugural concert under its conductor Leonard Hirsch, Music International examines the formation of The New BBC Orchestra.
Sixty-nine young musicians recruited at a time of crisis in the orchestral profession.
with Sir John Barbirolli, John Pritchard and William Glock.
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Portrait of a Young Genius:
Samuel Wesley was born 200 years ago this month.
Bernard Keeffe conducts and introduces some of his unpublished early compositions including the Violin Concerto in C written when Wesley was thirteen.
with Kenneth Sillito (violin), The English Chamber Orchestra and The Ambrosian Singers.
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The famous unknown English composer Sir Banbury Cross

Introduced by Bernard Keeffe.