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 14 JUNE 2008


SAT 01:00 Through the Night (b00bz71b)


SAT 07:00 Breakfast (b00c4yj9)


SAT 09:00 CD Review (b00c0blq)
Building a Library: Puccini: La Bohème


SAT 12:15 Music Matters (b00c0bls)


SAT 13:00 The Early Music Show (b00c0bpr)
Handel's Borrowing


SAT 14:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00c0bpt)


SAT 15:00 World Routes (b00cjnjs)
World Routes in China
Music of the Hani and Yi People

01
Music of the Yi people
Lucy Duran is in the mountains of the Yunnan Province hearing the traditional music of the Yi people, one of the 55 minorities of China.
Duration 00:10:30

02 Musicians in Ar Zhe he, Honghe County, Yunnan Province (artist)
Cha War Hge
Performer: Musicians in Ar Zhe he, Honghe County, Yunnan Province
Duration 00:10:30

03 Yi Musicians in Ar Zhe he, Honghe County, Yunnan Province (artist)
Indoor Love Song (Evening Music)
Performer: Yi Musicians in Ar Zhe he, Honghe County, Yunnan Province
Duration 00:10:30

04 Hani Musicians in Ar Zha he, Honghe County, Yunnan Province (artist)
BBC Recording
Performer: Hani Musicians in Ar Zha he, Honghe County, Yunnan Province
Duration 00:10:30

05 00:10:31
The Yunnan Province
Lucy arrives at a small town in the mountains of Yunnan Province. Lucy finds herself an attraction to the locals who rarely see westerners.
Duration 00:07:29

06 00:10:31 Hani Musicians in Ar Zha he, Honghe County, Yunnan Province (artist)
Wu Chu a ci
Performer: Hani Musicians in Ar Zha he, Honghe County, Yunnan Province
Duration 00:07:29

07 00:18:01
Instruments made from leaves.
With musicians high in the mountains of Yunnan Province. Lucy talks to them about their instruments (made from leaves) and describes how the different sounds are made.
Duration 00:10:00

08 00:18:01 Hani Musicians in Ar Zha he, Honghe County, Yunnan Province (artist)
Wedding Lament
Performer: Hani Musicians in Ar Zha he, Honghe County, Yunnan Province
Duration 00:10:00

09 00:28:01
Yi people in Yunnan Province.
Lucy and her guide hear a song and dance performed by the Yi people in Yunnan Province. Lucy talks the province’s geographical significance and its many problems.
Duration 00:08:07

10 00:28:01 Yi Musicians in Ar Zhe he, Honghe County, Yunnan Province (artist)
Song and Dance
Performer: Yi Musicians in Ar Zhe he, Honghe County, Yunnan Province
Duration 00:08:07

11 00:28:01 Hani Musicians in Ar Zha he, Honghe County, Yunnan Province (artist)
Hani Festival Song
Performer: Hani Musicians in Ar Zha he, Honghe County, Yunnan Province
Duration 00:08:07

12 00:36:09
Professor Zhang interview.
Lucy in the capital of Yunnan with professor Zhang, a leading expert on the music of the Yunnan.
Duration 00:10:00

13 00:42:06
The local speciality of tofu.
Lucy and her guide, Anxi, are on the road to their next destination, Shi Ping. Lucy reflects on changes in Yunnan and Anxi tells her about the local speciality of tofu.
Duration 00:11:03

14 00:42:06 Yi Musicians of the Flower Waist branch (artist)
Untitled Dance
Performer: Yi Musicians of the Flower Waist branch
Duration 00:11:03

15 00:42:06 Yi Musicians of the Flower Waist branch (artist)
Circle Dance of Joy
Performer: Yi Musicians of the Flower Waist branch
Duration 00:11:03

16 00:53:10
The Yunnan Province.
Lucy reflects on the people and music she has heard in the Yunnan Province. She expresses her concern over the threat that modern Chinese life poses to the continuation of the musical culture.
Duration 00:04:59

17 00:53:10 Hani Musicians (artist)
Wu chu a ci
Performer: Hani Musicians
Duration 00:04:59


SAT 16:00 Jazz Line-Up (b00c0bpy)


SAT 17:30 Jazz Record Requests (b00c0bqt)


SAT 18:30 Opera on 3 (b00c0bq0)
Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier


SAT 22:30 Between the Ears (b00c0bst)
UK Crossfade


SAT 23:00 Hear and Now (b00c0bsw)
New Music in China
New Music in China



SUNDAY 15 JUNE 2008


SUN 01:00 Through the Night (b00c0c59)


SUN 07:00 Breakfast (b00c4ym6)


SUN 10:00 Sunday Morning (b00c0c5h)


SUN 12:00 Private Passions (b00c0c5k)
Robert Fisk


SUN 13:00 The Early Music Show (b00c0c5m)
Schutz in Venice and Dresden


SUN 14:00 Radio 3 Requests (b00c0c5p)


SUN 16:00 Choral Evensong (b00c0c5r)


SUN 17:00 Discovering Music (b00c0c5t)
Strauss's Don Quixote

01 Richard Strauss
Don Quixote (Op.35)


SUN 18:30 Choir and Organ (b00c0r9t)
An Ode to Music


SUN 20:00 Drama on 3 (b007zshv)
Doctor Faustus


SUN 21:40 Sunday Feature (b00c0rgn)
Piano fever in China


SUN 22:25 Words and Music (b00c0rgq)
A Chinese Anthology



MONDAY 16 JUNE 2008


MON 00:00 The Early Music Show (b00bz1gz)


MON 01:00 Through the Night (b00c1xxl)


MON 07:00 Breakfast (b00c1xxq)


MON 10:00 Classical Collection (b00c1xxs)


MON 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00c1xxv)
Cecile Chaminade and Augusta Holmes
The Inner Circle

00 00:16:58 Augusta Holmes
Trois anges sont Venus Ce Soir
Orchestra: Raymond Lefevre & His Orchestra
Duration 00:01:25

00 00:21:44 Augusta Holmes
Irlande
Orchestra: Rheinland-Pfatz Philharmonic
Conductor: Samuel Friedmann
Duration 00:14:13

00 00:04:10 Augusta Holmes
Parmi les meules
Singer: Rebecca de Pont Davies
Performer: Claire Toomer
Duration 00:02:49

00 00:57:18 Cécile Louise Chaminade
Chanson triste
Singer: Anne Sofie von Otter
Performer: Bengt Forsberg
Duration 00:02:18

00 00:08:58 Cécile Louise Chaminade
Arabesque in G minor, op.61
Performer: Danielle Laval
Duration 00:04:35

00 00:01:09 Cécile Louise Chaminade
La Lisonjera, Op.50
Performer: Eric Parkin
Duration 00:01:05

00 00:39:47 Cécile Louise Chaminade
Concertstück
Performer: Rosari Marciano
Orchestra: Orchestre symphonique de Radio Télé Luxembourg
Conductor: Louis de Froment
Duration 00:15:39


MON 13:00 Afternoon Concert (b00c1yg2)


MON 17:00 In Tune (b00c1xxz)


MON 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00c1y0s)


MON 20:45 Composer of the Week (b00c1xxv)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


MON 21:45 Night Waves (b00c1y0v)


MON 22:30 Artist Focus (b00c1y0x)


MON 23:00 The Essay (b00c1y0z)
English Takeaway
The Great Exhibition and London's Chinese Junk


MON 23:15 World on 3 (b00c1y11)



TUESDAY 17 JUNE 2008


TUE 01:00 Through the Night (b00c1y5k)


TUE 07:00 Breakfast (b00c514c)
Rob Cowan


TUE 10:00 Classical Collection (b00c1yfy)


TUE 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00c1yg0)
Cecile Chaminade and Augusta Holmes
Rising Stars

00 00:13:19 Augusta Holmes
Fantaisie for Clarinet and Piano
Performer: Victoria Soames Samek
Performer: John Flinders
Duration 00:06:40

00 00:03:30 Cécile Louise Chaminade
Autrefois
Performer: Stephen Hough
Duration 00:03:30

00 00:56:12 Augusta Holmes
Reverie tzigane
Performer: Anthony Goldstone
Duration 00:04:05

00 00:22:03 Cécile Louise Chaminade
Concertino for Flute and Orchestra, op.102
Performer: Susan Milan
Orchestra: City of London Sinfonia
Conductor: Richard Hickox
Duration 00:08:02

00 00:09:00 Augusta Holmes
Serenade printaniere
Singer: Rebecca de Pont Davies
Duration 00:02:11

00 00:32:57 Cécile Louise Chaminade
Trio no 1 in G minor op 11
Ensemble: Tzigane Piano Trio
Duration 00:22:30


TUE 13:00 Afternoon Concert (b00c1ygb)


TUE 17:00 In Tune (b00c1ykz)


TUE 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00c1yl1)


TUE 20:45 Composer of the Week (b00c1yg0)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


TUE 21:45 Night Waves (b00c1yp5)


TUE 22:30 Artist Focus (b00c1z1m)


TUE 23:00 The Essay (b00c1z1p)
English Takeaway
Limehouse Chinatown: The Opium Wars Brought Home


TUE 23:15 Late Junction (b00c1z4r)



WEDNESDAY 18 JUNE 2008


WED 01:00 Through the Night (b00c1y5p)


WED 07:00 Breakfast (b00c1yg4)


WED 10:00 Classical Collection (b00c1yg6)


WED 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00c1yg8)
Cecile Chaminade and Augusta Holmes
Dramatic Ambitions

00 00:15:42 Augusta Holmes
Ouverture pour une comedie
Orchestra: Rheinland-Pfatz Philharmonic
Duration 00:10:00

00 00:37:50 Augusta Holmes
Andromede
Orchestra: Rheinland-Pfatz Philharmonic
Conductor: Samuel Friedmann
Duration 00:15:05

00 00:27:10 Cécile Louise Chaminade
Nice-la-Belle
Singer: Anne Sofie von Otter
Performer: Bengt Forsberg
Duration 00:01:30

00 00:31:25 Cécile Louise Chaminade
Ma premiere lettre
Singer: Anne Sofie von Otter
Performer: Bengt Forsberg
Duration 00:02:08

00 00:53:42 Cécile Louise Chaminade
Automne - No 2 of Etudes de Concert, Op 35
Duration 00:06:28

00 00:01:37 Cécile Louise Chaminade
Callirhoe
Performer: Peter Jacobs
Duration 00:01:50

00 00:04:28 Cécile Louise Chaminade
l'Ete
Singer: Anne Sofie von Otter
Performer: Bengt Forsberg
Duration 00:03:34

00 00:09:51 Cécile Louise Chaminade
Sombrero
Singer: Anne Sofie von Otter
Performer: Bengt Forsberg
Duration 00:02:31


WED 13:00 Afternoon Concert (b00c1ygl)


WED 17:00 In Tune (b00c1yl3)


WED 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00c1yp7)


WED 20:45 Composer of the Week (b00c1yg8)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


WED 21:45 Night Waves (b00c1yp9)


WED 22:30 Artist Focus (b00c1z1r)


WED 23:00 The Essay (b00c1z1t)
English Takeaway
'Dumb-Walking-Man': Chiang Yee, the Silent Traveller


WED 23:15 Late Junction (b00c1z4g)



THURSDAY 19 JUNE 2008


THU 01:00 Through the Night (b00c1y5t)


THU 07:00 Breakfast (b00c1ygd)


THU 10:00 Classical Collection (b00c1ygg)


THU 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00c1ygj)
Cecile Chaminade and Augusta Holmes
Fame and Reputation

00 00:19:16 Augusta Holmes
la Belle Madeleine
Singer: Rebecca de Pont Davies
Performer: Claire Toomer
Duration 00:03:01

00 00:32:04 Augusta Holmes
Pologne
Orchestra: Rheinland-Pfatz Philharmonic
Conductor: Samuel Friedmann
Duration 00:10:10

00 00:43:50 Cécile Louise Chaminade
Pas des Cymbales, Op 36, No 2
Ensemble: Peter Jablonski
Ensemble: Bengt Forsberg
Duration 00:10:08

00 00:25:31 Cécile Louise Chaminade
Piano Sonata
Performer: Danielle Laval
Duration 00:14:46

00 00:01:15 Cécile Louise Chaminade
Serenade Espagnole, Op 150, violin & piano
Performer: Nils‐Erik Sparf
Performer: Bengt Forsberg
Duration 00:01:55

00 00:04:30 Cécile Louise Chaminade
Excerpt from 6 Songs without words, Op 76
Performer: Eric Parkin
Duration 00:03:26

00 00:10:31 Cécile Louise Chaminade
Mass for two equal voices, Op 167
Singer: Dorte Blase
Singer: Heidrun Blase
Performer: Ulrich Bremsteller
Duration 00:05:25


THU 13:00 Afternoon Concert (b00c1ygv)


THU 17:00 In Tune (b00cfmz7)


THU 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00c1ypc)


THU 20:45 Composer of the Week (b00c1ygj)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


THU 21:45 Night Waves (b00c1ypf)


THU 22:30 Artist Focus (b00c1z1w)


THU 23:00 The Essay (b00c1z1y)
English Takeaway
'China Stands Up': Maoist Peasant and English Leveller


THU 23:15 Late Junction (b00c1z4j)



FRIDAY 20 JUNE 2008


FRI 01:00 Through the Night (b00c1y5y)


FRI 05:00 Through the Night (b00c1y60)
Through the Night


FRI 07:00 Breakfast (b00c1ygn)


FRI 10:00 Classical Collection (b00c1ygq)


FRI 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00c1ygs)
Cecile Chaminade and Augusta Holmes
Legacy

00 00:09:31 Augusta Holmes
Au Pays
Singer: John Charles Thomas
Duration 00:03:15

00 00:51:07 Augusta Holmes
Chanson lointaine
Singer: Rebecca de Pont Davies
Performer: Claire Toomer
Duration 00:05:38

00 00:57:34 Augusta Holmes
La haine
Singer: Rebecca de Pont Davies
Performer: Claire Toomer
Duration 00:02:06

00 00:14:20 Augusta Holmes
La Nuit et l'Amour (Interlude from Ludus pro Patria)
Orchestra: Rheinland-Pfatz Philharmonic
Conductor: Patrick Davin
Duration 00:03:25

00 00:25:38 Cécile Louise Chaminade
Trio no 2 in A minor
Ensemble: Tzigane Piano Trio
Duration 00:23:06

00 00:05:48 Cécile Louise Chaminade
l'Anneau d'argent
Singer: Anne Sofie von Otter
Performer: Bengt Forsberg
Duration 00:01:35

00 00:02:13 Cécile Louise Chaminade
Scarf Dance
Performer: Eric Parkin
Duration 00:01:32

00 00:19:16 Cécile Louise Chaminade
Serenade aux Étoiles
Performer: Christine Hankin
Performer: Timothy Murray
Duration 00:04:34


FRI 13:00 Afternoon Concert (b00c1yl7)


FRI 17:00 In Tune (b00c1yl9)


FRI 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00c1yph)


FRI 20:45 Composer of the Week (b00c1ygs)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


FRI 21:45 The Verb (b00c1ypk)


FRI 22:30 Jazz Library (b00c1z20)


FRI 23:30 Jazz on 3 (b00cd71f)
Esbjorn Svensson tribute