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New Generation Artists - a BBC scheme to nurture exceptional young talent

The BBC Radio 3 New Generation Artists Scheme helps to support talented musicians to reach the next stages of their careers and brings some of the world’s most promising new talent to listeners across the UK through BBC Radio 3 broadcasts.

New Generation Artists: Alessandro Fisher sings songs by Federico García Lorca

Alessandro Fisher sings songs by Federico García Lorca

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New Generation Artist Alessandro Fisher sings songs by Federico García Lorca.

Songs by the poet-playwright-musician Federico García Lorca sung by tenor Alessandro Fisher and some specially recorded tracks from jazz guitarist Rob Luft.

New Generation Artists: Kate Molleson showcases the talents of current members of Radio 3's prestigious young artists' scheme in her summer series. 

Today, jazz guitarist Rob Luft is inspired by a trip to Italy and Timothy Ridout plays the Viola Sonata by Nino Rota, best known for his scores films such as The Godfather. Also today, Alessandro Fisher teams up with recent New Generation Artist, Thibaut Garcia, to explore some flamenco-inspired songs by the poet, playwright and composer, Federico Garcia Lorca. And to end, Eric Lu is heard at home in Boston in an arrangement of Sheep may safely graze.

Federico Garcia Lorca: Sevillanas del siglo VXII and Las Morillas de Jaen from Canciones espanolas antiguas		
Federico Garcia Lorca:  La Tarara	
Alessandro Fisher (tenor), Thibaut Garcia (guitar)

Nino Rota: Viola Sonata 	
Timothy Ridout (viola), Frank Dupree (piano)

Rob Luft:	Sad Stars	and One Day in Romentino
Rob Luft (electric guitar) , Joe Wright  (tenor sax), Tom McCredie  (bass guitar) , Corrie Dick (drums), Joe Webb (keyboard) (pianos) 

Bach arr. Egon Petri: Sheep may safely graze	
Eric Lu (piano)


Established two decades ago, Radio 3's New Generation Artists scheme is internationally acknowledged as the foremost scheme of its kind. It exists to offer a platform for artists at the beginning of their international careers. Each year six musicians join the scheme for two years, during which time they appear at the UK's major music festivals, enjoy dates with the BBC orchestras and have the opportunity to record in the BBC studios. The artists are also encouraged to form artistic partnerships with one another and to explore a wide range of repertoire, not least the work of contemporary and women composers. In recent years Radio 3's New Generation Artists have appeared at many of the UK's music festivals and concert halls. The BBC New Generation Artists Scheme is not itself a prize, rather it offers a unique two year platform on which artists can develop their prodigious talents. Not surprisingly, the list of alumni reads like a Who’s Who of the most exciting musicians of the past two decades.

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