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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: Sound Frontiers: BBC Performing Groups

BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

BBC Singers

BBC Concert Orchestra

Afternoon Concert: Sound Frontiers: BBC Performing Groups: Episode 1

Episode 1

Sound Frontiers: BBC Performing Groups

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Sound Frontiers: BBC Performing Groups, Episode 1

Penny Gore with music by Helen Grime, Bruckner, Robert White, Walton, Berners and Arnold.

With the BBC SSO performing music by Helen Grime and Bruckner, the BBC Singers in a work by Robert White and BBC CO playing Walton, Berners and Dickinson. Presented by Penny Gore.

As part of Radio 3 live at Southbank Centre, London Penny Gore presents a week of performances which mark a new concert season for the BBC performing groups. Today's programme includes the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under Thomas Dausgaard at Glasgow City Halls with Helen Grime and Bruckner. The BBC Singers perform Robert White at St Paul's Knightsbridge, and the BBC Concert Orchestra perform English music at Snape Maltings Concert Hall. 

2pm
Helen Grime: Two Eardley Pictures 1. Catterline in Winter
Bruckner: Symphony no. 9 in D minor (with completed unfinished finale)
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard (conductor)

c.3.35pm
White: Domine Quis Habitabit III
BBC Singers
Peter Phillips (conductor)

c.3.45pm
Walton: Crown Imperial 
Berners Arr. Philip Lane: Valses bourgeoises: 
Berners orch C Lambert: Caprice Peruvian
Berners Arr. Philip Lane: Polka from 'Champagne Charlie' 

c.4.15pm
Arnold: Flute Concerto No.1, Op 45
Peter Dickinson: Suite for the Centenary of Lord Berners
Ileana Ruhemann (flute)
BBC Concert Orchestra 
Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
(concert 2nd half tomorrow).

Afternoon Concert: Sound Frontiers: BBC Performing Groups

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 programmes featuring music played by the BBC performing groups

Penny Gore presents a series of programmes featuring music played by the BBC performing groups

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