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Radio 3's primary contemporary music programme, featuring live performances and sessions

Radio 3's primary contemporary music programme, featuring live performances and studio sessions from the best new groups, and premiering works commissioned by the BBC

Hear and Now: BCMG - Judith Weir, Howard Skempton

23/07/2016

BCMG - Judith Weir, Howard Skempton

BBC Radio 3 - Hear and Now, BCMG - Judith Weir, Howard Skempton

The BCMG plays Judith Weir, Luke Bedford, Richard Baker, Howard Skempton and John Woolrich

The Birmingham Contemporary Music Group plays new music by Judith Weir, Luke Bedford, Richard Baker, Melinda Maxwell, Howard Skempton, John Woolrich and Zoe Martlew.

Tom McKinney presents a concert of contemporary British music given at CBSO Centre, Birmingham, last month.
Judith Weir: Blue Green 
Luke Bedford: In Black Bright Ink (world premiere)
Richard Baker: Hwyl fawr ffrindiau (world premiere)
Melinda Maxwell: Solo improvisation
Howard Skempton: Field Notes
John Woolrich: Swan Song (world premiere)
Zoe Martlew: Broad St Burlesque (world premiere)
BCMG.

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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