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FAIREST ISLE Manchester Night

on BBC Radio 3

An evening celebrating the musical life of Manchester, presented by Mairi Nicholson , with contributions from composers and musicians.
7.30 BBC Philharmonic
From Studio 7, introduced by Rodney Slatford.
Conductor Barry Wordsworth Martin Roscoe (piano)
Robin Holloway Panorama (first broadcast)
Colin Matthews Monody (first broadcast)
Richard Rodney Bennett Piano Concerto
8.40 Manchester Times
Past
Michael Kennedy takes a personal look at music life in Manchester.
9.00 Undsay Quartet
Part of a Celebrity Recital first heard during
Manchester's Northern
Lights festival last year.
Beethoven String Quartet in A, Op 18 No 5 Rpt
9.30 Scene in Manchester
Lynne Walker and guests discuss the current
Mancunian music scene.
9.45 The Next Generation
Manchester boasts a large student population, including three specialist music colleges. Mairi Nicolson introduces performances by the Manchester Boys' Choir, Chetham's Symphony Orchestra, University
College Salford Brass Band and a live session by the Royal Northern College of Music Big Band.
10.45 Night Waves from Manchester
Christopher Cook chairs a live discussion, including reflections from the North
West on National Poetry Day and a look ahead to the Manchester Festival.
11.30 BBC Philharmonic
Conductor Manfred Honeck.
Manchester Night ends with a recording of the first
Manchester Town Hall Prom of the new season, given last Thursday.
Mahler Symphony No 1 Evening producers
Paul Hindmarsh. Brian Pidgeon and Edwina Wolstencroft

Contributors

Presented By:
Mairi Nicholson
Conductor:
Rodney Slatford.
Conductor:
Barry Wordsworth
Piano:
Martin Roscoe
Piano:
Robin Holloway Panorama
Unknown:
Colin Matthews
Piano:
Richard Rodney Bennett
Unknown:
Michael Kennedy
Unknown:
Lynne Walker
Introduces:
Mairi Nicolson
Unknown:
Christopher Cook
Conductor:
Manfred Honeck.
Producers:
Paul Hindmarsh.
Producers:
Brian Pidgeon
Producers:
Edwina Wolstencroft

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