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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: Celebrating Women Composers

Afternoon Concert: Celebrating Women Composers: Episode 2: International Women's Day

Total Immersion: Thea Musgrave

Episode 2

Episode 2: International Women's Day

Celebrating Women Composers

International Women's Day

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Celebrating Women Composers, International Women's Day

Katie Derham presents a concert of contemporary Welsh female composers from the BBC NOW.

Katie Derham introduces the BBC National Orchestra of Wales performing music by contemporary female Welsh composers. Plus works by Elizabeth Lutyens and Germaine Tailleferre.

International Women's Day: Katie Derham presents a concert of music by contemporary Welsh female composers performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales at Prichard Jones Hall in Bangor last week. Pascal and Ami Roge join the BBC National Orchestra of Wales for Tailleferre's rarely heard Concerto for 2 pianos, chorus, saxophones and orchestra, and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra perform Lutyens' Music for orchestra 4.

2pm
Hilary Tann: The open field
Mared Emlyn: Porthor
Sarah Lianne Lewis: Is there no seeker of dreams that were?
Lynne Plowman: Catching Shadows
c.3pm
Rhian Samuel: Clytemnestra
Ruby Hughes (soprano)
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Tecwyn Evans (conductor)

c.3.30pm
Germaine Tailleferre: Concerto for 2 pianos, chorus, saxophones and orchestra
Pascal Rogé, Ami Rogé (piano)
BBC National Chorus of Wales
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Jessica Cottis (conductor)

Elizabeth Lutyens: Music for orchestra 4, Op.152
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Jac van Steen (conductor)

c.4.0pm
Germaine Tailleferre: Le marchand d'oiseaux
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
Perry So (conductor).

Afternoon Concert: Celebrating Women Composers

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Katie Derham presents programmes featuring music by female composers

Katie Derham presents programmes featuring music by female composers, to coincide with International Women's Day 2016

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