BBC Philharmonic - Gerard Brophy at 60 The first of two editions highlighting recent Australian music. Sarah Walker presents a concert given by the BBC Philharmonic with guitarist Craig Ogden , conducted by Clark Rundell , to mark Gerard Brophy 's 60th birthday. It includes the first performance of Brophy's Guitar Concerto in Blue, a BBC co-commission with Symphony Australia. Also on the bill are Brophy's Matho and Colour red....your mouth ... heart, and Mary Finsterer 's Sequi, played by the Arditti Quartet.
And, in the final report from Hear and Now's Cut and Splice Festival in London, Robert Worby introduces soundscapes created by Francisco Lopez , Gregg Wagstaff and Chris Watson.