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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RADIO-LISTS: BBC RADIO 3
Unofficial Weekly Listings for BBC Radio 3 — supported by bbc.co.uk/programmes/



SATURDAY 03 JANUARY 2009


SAT 01:00 Through the Night (b00g6hrj)


SAT 07:00 Breakfast (b00gd39z)


SAT 09:00 CD Review (b00gd5p6)
Building a Library: Handel: Dixit Dominus


SAT 12:15 Sunday Feature (b00c0nfg)
Burney and Hawkins: A Tale of Two Histories


SAT 13:00 The Early Music Show (b008sbr4)
What is Baroque?


SAT 14:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00gf35f)


SAT 15:00 World Routes (b00gh5yw)
World Routes in North East Brazil
Coco music, the pifano flute and Sebastian Dias

01
Music and elections
Lucy Duran is in Pernambuco in the middle of a chaotic election rally. Her guide, Paulo Andre, explains how important music is in election campaigns and how dangerous it can be.
Duration 00:07:26

02 00:01:40 Banda de Pifanos led by Pedro Sobrino (artist)
Marchinha Cultural
Performer: Banda de Pifanos led by Pedro Sobrino
Duration 00:02:47

03 00:07:27
Quilombol and coco music
‘Coco’ music greats Lucy as she arrives in Quilombol, in the Sertao dessert region, home to a community of runaway slaves. She describes the scene of musicians and children dancing with wooden clogs.
Duration 00:08:03

04 00:07:27 Comunidade Quilombola do Leitao da Carapuca (artist)
Vesa Vaqueiro Falta
Performer: Comunidade Quilombola do Leitao da Carapuca
Duration 00:02:50

05 00:12:13 Comunidade Quilombola do Leitao da Carapuca (artist)
Vaqueiro Novo Na Serra
Performer: Comunidade Quilombola do Leitao da Carapuca
Duration 00:03:17

06 00:15:31
Quilombola history
Lucy is with the Quilombola, the descendents of the runaway slaves. She talks to a villager about the slaves’ history and how they settled in this area. He explains their style of ‘coco’ music.
Duration 00:04:26

07 00:17:23 Comunidade Quilombola do Leitao da Carapuca (artist)
Embolada
Performer: Comunidade Quilombola do Leitao da Carapuca
Duration 00:02:35

08 00:19:58
Pifanos and their history
Lucy travels to a small town in Pernambuco. She hears music which is a mix of African and indigenous Brazilian music using Pifanos, a rustic flute. She learns about the history of the Pifanos.
Duration 00:12:16

09 00:22:09 Banda de Pifanos led by Pedro Sobrino (artist)
Xote - Promessa a Padro Cicero
Performer: Banda de Pifanos led by Pedro Sobrino
Duration 00:03:34

10 00:29:14 Banda de Pifanos led by Pedro Sobrino (artist)
Cultura Nordestina
Performer: Banda de Pifanos led by Pedro Sobrino
Duration 00:03:14

11 00:32:15
Cantoria
Lucy describes the noises that stopped her from sleeping. Due to this noise she goes to a neighbouring village to record ‘cantoria’, a form of improvised poetry performed by politician Sebastiao Dias.
Duration 00:08:32

12 00:35:33 Sebastiao Dias (artist)
Senarios do Pajeu
Performer: Sebastiao Dias
Duration 00:05:14

13 00:40:48
Sebastiao Dias and improvisation
Musician and politician Sebastiao Dias talks about his song about the issue of water in the Pajeu region. He improvises a song on the guitar and talks about the use of music in his election campaign.
Duration 00:12:00

14 00:43:50 Sebastiao Dias (artist)
Short Improvisation
Performer: Sebastiao Dias
Duration 00:41:00

15 00:48:00 Sebastiao Dias (artist)
Suplica dos ecologos/Cancao da Floresta
Performer: Sebastiao Dias
Duration 00:04:48

16 00:52:49
Sebastiao Dias and social justice
Lucy talks to politician and musician Sebastiao Dias, asking if he is first a politician or a protest singer. He explains how it is his job to fight for social justice. He performs a song about peace.
Duration 00:05:43

17 00:54:53 Sebastiao Dias (artist)
Cancao da Paz
Performer: Sebastiao Dias
Duration 00:03:39


SAT 16:00 Jazz Library (b00gd5pg)
Michael Brecker

01 Michael Brecker (artist)
Anagram
Performer: Michael Brecker

02 Dreams (artist)
Crunchy Granola
Performer: Dreams

03 The Brecker Brothers (artist)
Scrunch
Performer: The Brecker Brothers

04 The Brecker Brothers (artist)
African Skies
Performer: The Brecker Brothers

05 Michael Brecker (artist)
African Skies
Performer: Michael Brecker

06 Michael Brecker Band (artist)
Gossip
Performer: Michael Brecker Band

07 Michael Brecker (artist)
Ode to the Doo Dah Day
Performer: Michael Brecker

08 Michael Brecker (artist)
The Impaler
Performer: Michael Brecker

09 Michael Brecker (artist)
My Ship
Performer: Michael Brecker

10 Michael Brecker (artist)
Always
Performer: Michael Brecker

11 Michael Brecker Quindectet (artist)
Timbuktu
Performer: Michael Brecker Quindectet

12 Michael Brecker (artist)
Pilgrimage
Performer: Michael Brecker


SAT 17:00 Jazz Record Requests (b00gd5pj)


SAT 18:00 Opera on 3 (b00gd5pl)
Live from the Met
Puccini's La boheme


SAT 21:15 Clementi (b00gd5pn)


SAT 21:40 Pre-Hear (b00gd5pq)


SAT 22:15 Hear and Now (b00gd5ps)
Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival 2008
Episode 3



SUNDAY 04 JANUARY 2009


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


SUN 01:00 Through the Night (b00gd5rz)


SUN 07:00 Breakfast (b00gd7h7)


SUN 10:00 Sunday Morning (b00gd7h9)
Opus 1


SUN 12:00 Private Passions (b00gd7hc)
Jonathan Dimbleby


SUN 13:00 The Early Music Show (b00gd7hf)


SUN 14:00 Radio 3 Requests (b00gd7hh)


SUN 16:00 Choral Evensong (b00g56cv)


SUN 17:00 Discovering Music (b00gd7hk)
The Art of Jazz Improvisation


SUN 18:30 Choir and Organ (b00gf8dd)
Bodleian Library Exhibition


SUN 20:00 Drama on 3 (b00gd7hp)
In the Absence of Geoff


SUN 21:30 Sunday Feature (b00gd7hr)
Vril


SUN 22:15 Words and Music (b00gd7ht)
The Year


SUN 23:30 Jazz Line-Up (b00gd7hw)



MONDAY 05 JANUARY 2009


MON 01:00 Through the Night (b00gd8w6)


MON 07:00 Breakfast (b00gd8w8)


MON 10:00 Classical Collection (b00gd8wb)
Sarah Walker


MON 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00gd8wd)
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Episode 1


MON 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00gd8wg)


MON 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00gd8xp)
Bohemian Rhapsody
05/01/2009


MON 17:00 In Tune (b00gdb06)


MON 19:00 BBC Proms (b00gdb08)
Prom 57: Stucky, Gershwin, Stravinsky
Prom 57 - Repeat


MON 21:15 Night Waves (b00gdb0b)


MON 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00gd8wd)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


MON 23:00 The Essay (b00gdb0d)
The Utopian Dream - and its Disappointments
The Moment of Hope


MON 23:15 Jazz on 3 (b00gdb0g)
Best of Sessions 2008



TUESDAY 06 JANUARY 2009


TUE 01:00 Through the Night (b00gdbmy)


TUE 07:00 Breakfast (b00gdbn1)


TUE 10:00 Classical Collection (b00gdbn3)
Sarah Walker


TUE 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00gdbn5)
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Episode 2


TUE 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00gdbn7)
Martinu and Friends
Episode 1


TUE 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00gdbn9)
Bohemian Rhapsody
06/01/2009


TUE 17:00 In Tune (b00gdbnc)


TUE 19:00 BBC Proms (b00gdbnf)
Prom 58: Ravel, Bartok, Tchaikovsky
Prom 58 - Repeat


TUE 21:15 Night Waves (b00gdbnh)


TUE 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00gdbn5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


TUE 23:00 The Essay (b00gdbnk)
The Utopian Dream - and its Disappointments
The Dream of Harmony


TUE 23:15 Late Junction (b00gdbnm)



WEDNESDAY 07 JANUARY 2009


WED 01:00 Through the Night (b00gdbnp)


WED 07:00 Breakfast (b00gdbnr)


WED 10:00 Classical Collection (b00gdbnt)
Sarah Walker


WED 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00gdbnw)
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Episode 3


WED 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00gdbny)
Martinu and Friends
Episode 2


WED 14:20 Afternoon Concert (b00gdbp0)
Bohemian Rhapsody
07/01/2009


WED 16:00 Choral Evensong (b00gdbp2)


WED 17:00 In Tune (b00gdbp4)


WED 19:00 BBC Proms (b00gdbp6)
Prom 62: Beethoven, Sibelius
Prom 62 - Repeat


WED 21:15 Night Waves (b00gdbp8)


WED 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00gdbnw)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


WED 23:00 The Essay (b00gdbpb)
The Utopian Dream - and its Disappointments
Making Perfect Humans


WED 23:15 Late Junction (b00gdbpd)



THURSDAY 08 JANUARY 2009


THU 01:00 Through the Night (b00gdbpg)


THU 07:00 Breakfast (b00gdbpj)


THU 10:00 Classical Collection (b00gdbpl)
Sarah Walker


THU 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00gdbpn)
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Episode 4


THU 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00gdbpq)
Martinu and Friends
Episode 3


THU 14:00 Handel Opera Cycle (b00gdbps)
Almira - Queen of Castile
Acts 1 and 2


THU 17:00 In Tune (b00gdbpv)


THU 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00gdbpx)
Performance on 3: Smetana, Suk, Mahler, Dvorak
Thu, 8 January 2009 - Part 1


THU 20:05 Twenty Minutes (b00gdbtb)


THU 20:25 Performance on 3 (b00gdbv5)
Performance on 3: Smetana, Suk, Mahler, Dvorak
Thu, 8 January 2009 - Part 2


THU 21:15 Night Waves (b00gdbpz)


THU 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00gdbpn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


THU 23:00 The Essay (b00gdbq1)
The Utopian Dream - and its Disappointments
Art as the Site of Hope


THU 23:15 Late Junction (b00gdbq3)



FRIDAY 09 JANUARY 2009


FRI 01:00 Through the Night (b00gdbq5)


FRI 07:00 Breakfast (b00gdbq7)


FRI 10:00 Classical Collection (b00gdbq9)
Sarah Walker


FRI 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00gdbqc)
Henry Purcell (1659-1695)
Episode 5


FRI 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00gdbqf)
Martinu and Friends
Episode 4


FRI 14:00 Handel Opera Cycle (b00gdbqh)
Almira - Queen of Castile
Act 3


FRI 17:00 In Tune (b00gdbqk)


FRI 19:00 BBC Proms (b00gdbqm)
Prom 74: Pintscher, Mahler
Prom 74 - Repeat


FRI 21:15 The Verb (b00gdbqp)


FRI 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00gdbqc)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


FRI 23:00 The Essay (b00gdbqr)
The Utopian Dream - and its Disappointments
Realistic Utopias


FRI 23:15 World on 3 (b00gdbqt)
Manu Chao Special