The BBC has announced that it has a sustainable plan for the future of the BBC Singers, in association with The VOCES8 Foundation.
The threat to reduce the staff of the three English orchestras by 20% has not been lifted, but it is being reconsidered.
See the BBC press release here.

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SATURDAY 29 MARCH 2008


SAT 01:00 Through the Night (b009jqrk)


SAT 05:00 Through the Night (b009jqrm)
Through the Night


SAT 07:00 Breakfast (b009mbk9)


SAT 09:00 CD Review (b009mbkc)
Building a Library: Haydn: The Seasons


SAT 12:15 Music Feature (b009rdry)
A Portrait of Ethel Smyth


SAT 13:00 The Early Music Show (b009mbkh)
The Duke of Chandos

01 Daniel Purcell (artist)
Sonata in D minor
Performer: Daniel Purcell

02 George Frideric Handel
Fugue in B flat from Six Fugues

03 Johann Christoph Pepusch (artist)
Cantata V: Corydon (1710)
Performer: Johann Christoph Pepusch

04 Francesco Scarlatti (artist)
Kyrie from Messa
Performer: Francesco Scarlatti

05 George Frideric Handel
Alla hornpipe from Water music Suite in F major

06 George Frideric Handel
O Ruddier than the cherry from Acis and Galatea

07 George Frideric Handel
Chandos Anthem No. 4: O sing unto the Lord a new song

08 00:03:58 Daniel Purcell (artist)
Sonata in D minor
Performer: Daniel Purcell
Duration 00:05:44

09 00:12:19 George Frideric Handel
Fugue in B flat from Six Fugues or Voluntaries for the Organ or Harpsichord
Duration 00:02:54

10 00:15:46 Pepusch (artist)
Cantata V: Corydon
Performer: Pepusch
Duration 00:08:43

11 00:25:08 Francesco Scarlatti (artist)
Kyrie from Messa
Performer: Francesco Scarlatti
Duration 00:05:03

12 00:34:11 George Frideric Handel
Alla Hornpipe from Water Music Suite in F major
Duration 00:04:54

13 00:40:22 George Frideric Handel
'O Ruddier than the Cherry' from 'Acis and Galatea'
Duration 00:03:01

14 00:45:15 George Frideric Handel
Chandos Anthem No.4, 'O sing unto the Lord a new song'
Duration 00:14:31


SAT 14:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b009mbkk)


SAT 15:00 World Routes (b007n2d1)
in Cuba
Changai and Decimas Music

01
Guantanamo and Guajira Gurantanamera
Lucy Duran and Juan Jacomino visit Guantanamo and discuss its revolutionary history and the US Base. We hear and learn about one of the most popular Cuban songs ever, Guajira Guantanamera.
Duration 00:06:33

02 00:02:11 Joseíto Fernández (artist)
Guajira Guantanamera (part 1)
Performer: Joseíto Fernández
Duration 00:01:02

03 00:05:43 Joseíto Fernández (artist)
Guajira Guantanamera (part 2)
Performer: Joseíto Fernández
Duration 00:01:02

04 00:06:34
Changui
Lucy talks about Changui, Guantanamo’s unique musical style. Band “Changui Guantanamo” demonstrate traditional instruments and play a traditional Changui piece about “the trill of the mockingbird”.
Duration 00:08:21

05 00:07:28 Changui Guantanamero (artist)
Vamos al guaso compay
Performer: Changui Guantanamero
Duration 00:02:56

06 00:12:29 Changui Guantanamero (artist)
Trina el sinsonte ('The trill of the Mockingbird')
Performer: Changui Guantanamero
Duration 00:02:27

07 00:14:56
Influences on Chanui
Jesus O’Reilly talks about the African and Haitian influences in Changui music and its special way of dancing. “Changui Guantanamo” perform a song which functions “as a tranquiliser and pain-killer”.
Duration 00:05:34

08 00:18:48 Changui Guantanamero (artist)
Calmante quita dolor
Performer: Changui Guantanamero
Duration 00:01:42

09 00:20:31
The origins of Chan Chan
En route to Holguin Lucy finds the road signs to two villages, Mayari and Macane. Buena Vista’s hit “Chan Chan” was named after the sound made by the train connecting those two villages.
Duration 00:02:07

10 00:22:39
Making of the mechanical organ
In Holguin Lucy hears the mechanical organ, known as “organo oriental”. She learns how organs are made at an organ factory and Ajo brothers perform two pieces on the organ.
Duration 00:10:25

11 00:25:34 Ajo Brothers (artist)
Danzon Pot-pourri
Performer: Ajo Brothers
Duration 00:02:35

12 00:30:39 Ajo Brothers (artist)
Santa Isabel de la Lajas
Performer: Ajo Brothers
Duration 00:02:21

13 00:33:28
Beny More
Lucy and Jesus discuss Beny More, Cuba’s all time greatest singer. They talk about his African Cabildo religious roots, his bohemian lifestyle and short life.
Duration 00:03:28

14 00:35:23 Benny Moré (artist)
Santa Isabel de la Lajas
Performer: Benny Moré
Duration 00:01:10

15 00:36:34
Trinidad, Sacred Music and a Cabildo
Juan tells Lucy about the history of Trinidad. Lucy visits a Cabildo, a house of an African religious association. We learn about the building, its contents and hear Afro-cuban Congloese sacred music.
Duration 00:12:16

16 00:38:56 Musicians of the Congos Reales, San Antonio (artist)
Makuta Trinitaria.
Performer: Musicians of the Congos Reales, San Antonio
Duration 00:02:05

17 00:46:53 Musicians of the Congos Reales, San Antonio (artist)
Tonadas Trinitarias Afro Cubanas.
Performer: Musicians of the Congos Reales, San Antonio
Duration 00:01:57

18 00:48:51
Decimas Music
Lucy and Juan see the other side of Trinidad’s musical tradition, a rural party of Spanish-influenced country-side “decimas” music. Decimas music is improvised in a verse-form rhyme scheme.
Duration 00:09:45

19 00:49:56 Parranda Manacanabo (artist)
Decimas libres con la Touada la zanaoria.
Performer: Parranda Manacanabo
Duration 00:02:14

20 00:56:52 Parranda Manacanabo (artist)
Decimas libres.
Performer: Parranda Manacanabo
Duration 00:01:44


SAT 16:00 Jazz Line-Up (b009mbl4)


SAT 17:30 Opera on 3 (b009mbmp)
Verdi: Ernani


SAT 21:30 Jazz Record Requests (b009mbmr)


SAT 22:30 Hear and Now (b009mbmt)
Louis Andriessen Portrait



SUNDAY 30 MARCH 2008


SUN 00:00 The Early Music Show (b009jd5h)
Music for Holy Saturday


SUN 02:00 Through the Night (b009mczc)


SUN 05:00 Through the Night (b009mczk)
Through the Night


SUN 07:00 Breakfast (b009md0z)


SUN 10:00 Sunday Morning (b009jfnm)


SUN 12:00 Private Passions (b009md13)


SUN 13:00 The Early Music Show (b009md1k)
Dufay's Europe

01 Guillaume Dufay
Vasilissa ergo gaude

02 Guillaume Dufay
Adieu ces bon vins de Lannoys

03 Guillaume Dufay
Mille bonjours (claviar)

04 Guillaume Dufay
Ecclesiae Militantis

05 Guillaume Dufay
Qui latuit in virgine

06 Guillaume Dufay
Se la face ay pale

07 Guillaume Dufay
Nuper Rosarum Flores

08 Guillaume Dufay
J'ay mis mon cuer

09 Guillaume Dufay
Gloria from Missa Se la face ay pale

10 Guillaume Dufay
Ave Regina Celorum


SUN 14:00 Radio 3 Requests (b009md4g)


SUN 16:00 Choral Evensong (b009md4j)


SUN 17:00 Discovering Music (b008j41c)
Schubert's Trout Quintet

01 Franz Schubert
Piano Quintet in A, The Trout Quintet (D 667)


SUN 18:30 Choir and Organ (b009md4n)


SUN 20:00 Drama on 3 (b009md7p)
A Long Way from Home


SUN 21:30 Sunday Feature (b009md7r)
Homer's Landscapes
The Poet and His World


SUN 22:15 Words and Music (b009md86)
A Change in the Weather



MONDAY 31 MARCH 2008


MON 00:00 The Early Music Show (b007r9z1)
Henry VIII


MON 01:00 Through the Night (b009md9p)


MON 05:00 Through the Night (b009md9r)
Through the Night


MON 07:00 Breakfast (b009mddq)


MON 10:00 Classical Collection (b009mdds)


MON 12:00 Composer of the Week (b009mddv)
Manuel de Falla
Episode 1


MON 13:00 Afternoon Concert (b009mddx)


MON 17:00 In Tune (b009mdh9)


MON 19:00 Performance on 3 (b009mdhc)


MON 20:45 Composer of the Week (b009mddv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


MON 21:45 Night Waves (b009mdhf)


MON 22:30 Artist Focus (b009mdhh)


MON 23:00 The Essay (b009nm2p)
Maths and Music
Counter-culture


MON 23:15 World on 3 (b009mdhm)



TUESDAY 01 APRIL 2008


TUE 01:00 Through the Night (b009mdjd)
Through the Night


TUE 05:00 Through the Night (b009mdjg)
Through the Night


TUE 07:00 Breakfast (b009mdqn)


TUE 10:00 Classical Collection (b009mdrt)


TUE 12:00 Composer of the Week (b009mg6d)
Manuel de Falla
Episode 2


TUE 13:00 Afternoon Concert (b009mg7p)


TUE 17:00 In Tune (b009mg8l)


TUE 19:00 Performance on 3 (b009mg9m)


TUE 20:45 Composer of the Week (b009mg6d)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


TUE 21:45 Night Waves (b009t2gh)
Night Waves


TUE 22:30 Artist Focus (b009mgg0)


TUE 23:00 The Essay (b009mgjq)
Maths and Music
The Music of the Spheres


TUE 23:15 Late Junction (b009mgjs)



WEDNESDAY 02 APRIL 2008


WED 01:00 Through the Night (b009mdww)


WED 04:00 Through the Night (b009pb63)
Through the Night


WED 05:00 Through the Night (b009mdwy)
Through the Night


WED 07:00 Breakfast (b009mdzr)


WED 10:00 Classical Collection (b009mg2n)


WED 12:00 Composer of the Week (b009mg6g)
Manuel de Falla
Episode 3


WED 13:00 Afternoon Concert (b009mg7r)


WED 17:00 In Tune (b009mg8n)


WED 19:00 Performance on 3 (b009mg9p)


WED 20:45 Composer of the Week (b009mg6g)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


WED 21:45 Night Waves (b009mgdx)


WED 22:30 Artist Focus (b009mgg2)


WED 23:00 The Essay (b009mgjv)
Maths and Music
Theme and Variations


WED 23:15 Late Junction (b009mgjx)



THURSDAY 03 APRIL 2008


THU 01:00 Through the Night (b009mdx0)


THU 05:00 Through the Night (b009mdx2)
Through the Night


THU 07:00 Breakfast (b009mdzv)


THU 10:00 Classical Collection (b009mg2t)


THU 12:00 Composer of the Week (b009mg6j)
Manuel de Falla
Episode 4


THU 13:00 Afternoon Concert (b009mg7t)


THU 17:00 In Tune (b009mg8q)


THU 19:00 Performance on 3 (b009mg9r)


THU 20:45 Composer of the Week (b009mg6j)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


THU 21:45 Night Waves (b009qgw9)


THU 22:30 Artist Focus (b009mgg4)


THU 23:00 The Essay (b009mgjz)
Maths and Music
Composing with Numbers


THU 23:15 Late Junction (b009mgk1)



FRIDAY 04 APRIL 2008


FRI 01:00 Through the Night (b009mdx4)


FRI 04:00 Through the Night (b009pmph)
Through the Night


FRI 05:00 Through the Night (b009mdx6)
Through the Night


FRI 07:00 Breakfast (b009mdzx)


FRI 10:00 Classical Collection (b009mg2y)


FRI 12:00 Composer of the Week (b009mg6l)
Manuel de Falla
Episode 5


FRI 13:00 Afternoon Concert (b009mg7w)


FRI 17:00 In Tune (b009mg8s)


FRI 19:00 Performance on 3 (b009mg9t)


FRI 20:45 Composer of the Week (b009mg6l)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


FRI 21:45 The Verb (b009mgf1)


FRI 22:30 Jazz Library (b009mgg6)
Stanley Turrentine


FRI 23:30 Jazz on 3 (b009mgkr)
The Shank Trio