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Afternoon Concert: English Music: Episode 5: The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Elgar, Britten and Vaughan Williams

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Episode 5: The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Elgar, Britten and Vaughan Williams

English Music

The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Elgar, Britten and Vaughan Williams

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, English Music, The BBC Symphony Orchestra perform Elgar, Britten and Vaughan Williams

Music by Elgar, Britten, Vaughan Williams, Finzi, Warlock, Bridge, Weir and Dyson.

Penny Gore presents English music. Including Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No 1, plus music by Britten, Vaughan Williams, Finzi, Warlock, Bridge, Weir and Dyson.

This week celebrates English music performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra and BBC Singers. In a month of 70th birthday celebrations for Sir Andrew Davis, today's programme incudes a concert he gave with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in Toyota last year, featuring Britten's Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, and Vaughan Williams' London Symphony. Plus Finzi and Warlock from the Ulster Orchestra, Bridge from the BBC Singers, and Dyson from the BBC Symphony Chorus.

Presented by Penny Gore

2pm
Elgar
Pomp and Circumstance March no.1

Britten 
Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra

Vaughan Williams
A London Symphony

BBC Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis (conductor)

c.3.15pm
Finzi
Dies Natalis
Mary Nelson (soprano)
Ulster Orchestra
Timothy Henty (conductor)

Warlock
Capriol Suite
Ulster Orchestra
Timothy Henty (conductor)

Bridge
Autumn; Golden slumbers
BBC Singers
Bob Chilcott (conductor)

c.3.55pm
Judith Weir
The Welcome Arrival of Rain
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Martyn Brabbins (conductor)

Dyson
Three Songs of Praise
BBC Symphony Chorus
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Richard Hickox (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: English Music

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BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra and BBC Singers in a celebration of English music

The BBC Symphony Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra and BBC Singers in a celebration of English music

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