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Music in Bloom

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How have gardens shaped musical productions and projects?

Katie Derham delves into the surprising connections between classical music and gardens. 

Glyndebourne head gardener Kevin Martin talks to Katie about how the gardens shape the opera productions. Also in today’s episode, Alessandra Vinciguerra – director of La Mortella Gardens in Italy – shares how Susanna Walton’s gardening influenced her composer husband William’s projects.

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.

Katie Derham delves into the surprising connections between classical music and plants.

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