From the Ulster Hall, Belfast In association with the Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Peter Katin (piano)
BBC Symphony Orchestra Leader, Trevor Williams Conducted by Walter Susskind
Part 1
8.57* The Interval
QUIRES AND PLACES WHERE THEY SING
' Since singing is so good a thing,' wrote William Byrd in 1588, ' I wish all men would learne to sing.' And his enthusiasm for singing led him to list a series of ' Reasons briefly set down by the auctor to perswade everyone to sing.' He was right, of course ..."
† DAVID FRANKLIN , in the second of two talks, takes a light-hearted look at singing and the development of the choral tradition in Britain
Literary extracts read by Kevin McHugh
9.17* BBC Symphony Concert
Part 2: Dvorak
Symphony No. 7, in D minor
9.58 Weather forecast