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BBC Radio 3 is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 30th September 1967. It replaced Third Programme.

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Afternoon Concert

Music: Classical

Unique performances with BBC Orchestras, Choirs and other great orchestras

Unique performances with BBC Orchestras, Choirs and other great orchestras from around the world

Afternoon on 3: Ulster Orchestra: The Five Nations

Afternoon Concert: Ulster Orchestra: The Five Nations: Episode 4

Episode 4

Ulster Orchestra: The Five Nations

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Ulster Orchestra: The Five Nations, Episode 4

Penny Gore presents music by Bowden, Williams, Metcalf, Hoddinott and Mathias.

Penny Gore presents music by Welsh composers - from Mark Bowden, Grace Williams, John Metcalf, Alan Hoddinott and William Mathias.

Penny Gore introduces a programme of music by composers from Wales, with an eclectic mix of works performed by the Ulster Orchestra among others.

Mark Bowden: Tirlun (BBC Radio 3 commission)
Grace Williams: Fantasia on Welsh Nursery Tunes; Penillion
Ulster Orchestra
David Hill (conductor)

John Metcalf: Mapping Wales
Catrin Finch (harp)
Ulster Orchestra
David Hill (conductor)

Hoddinott: Symphony No 7 (Organ)
Thomas Totter (organ)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Tadaaki Otaka (conductor)

Hoddinott: Welsh Dance Suite No 1
Ulster Orchestra
David Hill (conductor)

John Metcalf: Three Mobiles
Gerald McChrystal (saxophone)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Grant Llewellyn (conductor)

William Mathias: Symphony No 2 (Summer Music)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
William Mathias (conductor)

William Mathias: Sante Fe Suite
Catrin Finch (harp)

William Mathias: Celtic Dances
Ulster Orchestra
David Brophy (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: Ulster Orchestra: The Five Nations

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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Series of programmes focusing on music from each of the five nations of the British Isles

Series of programmes focusing on music from each of the five nations of the British Isles, fronted by the Ulster Orchestra

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