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Live from Cheltenham Town Hall, Geoffrey Smith introduces a new BBC commission by Django Bates , and the BBC NOW's principal clarinettist is the soloist in jazz concertos by Stravinsky and Copland. Robert Plane (clarinet), lain Ballamy (saxophone), Peter Jablonski (piano), BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Eric Stern
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue (originaljazz band version)
Stravinsky Ebony Concerto
Bernstein Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
8.10 Twenty Minutes
Geoffrey Smith looks at the history of the relationship between jazz and classical music. His guests include composers
Mark-Anthony Turnage and Django Bates.
8.30 Django Bates Priceless (BBC commission)
Copland Concerto for clarinet, strings, harp and piano
Gershwin An American in Paris

Contributors

Introduces:
Geoffrey Smith
Unknown:
Django Bates
Piano:
Peter Jablonski
Conductor:
Eric Stern
Conductor:
Gershwin Rhapsody
Unknown:
Geoffrey Smith
Unknown:
Mark-Anthony Turnage
Unknown:
Django Bates.
Unknown:
Django Bates
Source: Radio Times

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Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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