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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 Singers

Afternoon Concert: Sound Frontiers: BBC Performing Groups: Episode 4

Episode 4

Sound Frontiers: BBC Performing Groups

BBC Radio 3 - Afternoon Concert, Sound Frontiers: BBC Performing Groups, Episode 4

BBC Singers/Martyn Brabbins. Britten: Ad Majoren Dei Goriam. Harvey: The Annunciation.

Penny Gore presents the conclusion of a programme featuring the BBC's performing groups. Britten: Ad Majoren Dei Goriam. Harvey: The Annunciation. BBC Singers/Martyn Brabbins.

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 begins with a live concert from the BBC Philharmonic in their home at MediaCity in Salford. Douglas Boyd joins the orchestra for a programme of MacMillan, Britten and Haydn. After Choral Evensong, it's back to the South Bank with Penny Gore and music by Britten and Jonathan Harvey from the BBC Singers. 

2pm
LIVE at MediaCity Salford, Presented by Tom Redmond
James MacMillan: I (A meditation on Iona) for orchestra
Britten: Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge Op.10 for string orchestra
Haydn: Symphony No. 104 in D major H.1.104 (London)
BBC Philharmonic
Douglas Boyd (conductor)

3.30-4.30 Choral Evensong - Archive recording of the Memorial Evensong for Sir George Thalben-Ball (Music Advisor to the Head of Religious Broadcasting 1941-1969) which was broadcast live from Holy Trinity Church, Sloane Street, London on 28 January 1988.

4.30pm presented by Penny Gore
Britten: A.M.D.G. (Ad majorem Dei gloriam)
Harvey: The Annunciation
BBC Singers
Martyn Brabbins (conductor).

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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