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BBC SYMPHONY CONCERT

on BBC Home Service Basic

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

Contributors

Piano:
Peter Katin
Conducted By:
Walter Susskind
Unknown:
William Byrd
Unknown:
David Franklin
Read By:
Kevin McHugh

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