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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: BBC Philharmonic and the BBC Singers in music for the Royal Court

Afternoon Concert: BBC Philharmonic and the BBC Singers in music for the Royal Court: Episode 3

Episode 3

BBC Philharmonic and the BBC Singers in music for the Royal Court

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, BBC Philharmonic and the BBC Singers in music for the Royal Court, Episode 3

BBC Philharmonic in music by Turina and Elgar. Plus BBC Singers in Paul Mealor and Parry.

With Penny Gore. Turina: Ritmos (Fantasia coreografica). Elgar Symphony No 1. Plus BBC Singers under David Hill in Paul Mealor: Ubi caritas and Parry: I was glad.

Penny Gore presents some recent performances by the BBC Philharmonic. And the BBC Singers continue their exploration of five centuries of music for the Royal Court with Hubert Parry's I Was Glad and Paul Mealor's Ubi caritas - heard to great effect at ceremonies in Westminster Abbey. 

Turina:Ritmos (Fantasía coreográfica), Op. 43
BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena (conductor)

approx 2.15pm
Paul Mealor: Ubi caritas 
BBC Singers, Paul Brough (conductor)

Parry: I Was Glad 
BBC Singers, Iain Farrington (organ), Paul Brough (conductor)

approx 2.30pm 
Elgar: Symphony no 1 in A flat major, Op. 55 
BBC Philharmonic, Nicholas Collon (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: BBC Philharmonic and the BBC Singers in music for the Royal Court

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.

Penny Gore presents music from the BBC Philharmonic and the BBC Singers

Penny Gore presents a series of programmes featuring performances by the BBC Philharmonic. Plus the BBC Singers covering centuries of music for the British Royal Court

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