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 11 APRIL 2009


SAT 01:00 Through the Night (b00jhxsd)
Jonathan Swain


SAT 07:00 Breakfast (b00jkh1n)
Handel Week - Martin Handley


SAT 09:00 CD Review (b00jkh1q)
Building a Library: HANDEL: Messiah


SAT 12:15 Music Matters (b00jkskv)
Imogen Cooper


SAT 13:00 The Early Music Show (b00jkskx)
Philip II and Mary Tudor


SAT 14:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00jhp3v)
Matthew Barley


SAT 15:00 World Routes (b00jkskz)
Cimarron and Carlou D


SAT 16:00 Jazz Library (b00jksl1)
Heath Brothers

01 Jimmy Heath (artist)
Bruh Slim
Performer: Jimmy Heath

02 Percy Heath (artist)
A Love Song
Performer: Percy Heath

03 Charlie Parker's Reboppers (artist)
Walkin'
Performer: Charlie Parker's Reboppers

04 The Modern Jazz Quartet (artist)
Skating in Central Park
Performer: The Modern Jazz Quartet

05 Jimmy Heath (artist)
The More I See You
Performer: Jimmy Heath

06 Dizzy Gillespie (artist)
Coast To Coast
Performer: Dizzy Gillespie

07 Jimmy Heath (artist)
Nails
Performer: Jimmy Heath

08 Jimmy Heath (artist)
Dewey Square
Performer: Jimmy Heath

09 Jimmy Heath (artist)
Trane Connections
Performer: Jimmy Heath

10 Dexter Gordon (artist)
Devilette
Performer: Dexter Gordon

11 Wes Montgomery (artist)
Four on Six
Performer: Wes Montgomery

12 The Heath Brothers (artist)
South Filthy
Performer: The Heath Brothers


SAT 17:00 Opera on 3 (b00jksl3)
Live from the Met
Wagner's Die Walkure


SAT 22:30 Hear and Now (b00jksly)
house of bedlam



SUNDAY 12 APRIL 2009


SUN 00:00 The Early Music Show (b00j4htl)
Gainsborough's Georgian England

01 John Hebden (artist)
Concerto for Strings No 3 in E major – 3rd movement (Gigue)
Performer: John Hebden

02 Thomas Arne
"Honour, riches, marriage-blessing"

03 George Frideric Handel
Overture to 'Acis and Galatea'

04 Francesco Geminiani
3 Scotch Airs with Variations from "A Treatise of Good Taste in the Art of Music": No.1 -

05 Joseph Gibbs
Violin Sonata No.1

06
Karl Friedrich Abel - Vivace for six string bass viol (abridged)

07 James Oswald
Divertimento for English Guitar No 9

08 Johann Christian Bach
Keyboard Concerto in F minor III - Prestissimo

09 Thomas Linley
Cantata: "In Yonder Grove" – Air: "Tune Philomel"


SUN 01:00 Through the Night (b00jkt2d)
Susan Sharpe


SUN 07:00 Breakfast (b00jw6rh)
Handel Week - Martin Handley


SUN 10:00 Sunday Morning (b00jkt2j)
Handel Week


SUN 12:00 Private Passions (b00jkt2l)
Handel Week - Tom Wright, David Almond


SUN 13:00 The Early Music Show (b00jkt2n)
Handel Week - Eight Great Suites


SUN 14:00 Radio 3 Requests (b00jkt2q)
Handel Week - Chi-chi Nwanoku


SUN 16:00 Choral Evensong (b00jwq9b)
Windsor


SUN 17:00 Discovering Music (b00jkt2s)
Handel Week: Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne

01 George Frideric Handel
Eternal source of light - birthday ode for Queen Anne


SUN 18:30 Choir and Organ (b00jkt2v)
Handel Week - Chandos Anthems


SUN 20:00 Drama on 3 (b00jkt2x)
A Small Family Business


SUN 22:00 Sunday Feature (b00jkt2z)
18th Century Season - Liquid Assets: Tracing Handel's Thousands


SUN 22:45 Words and Music (b00jkt31)
Handel Week - Handel's Divas



MONDAY 13 APRIL 2009


MON 00:00 Jazz Line-Up (b00js20b)
Lea DeLaria/Cheltenham Jazz Festival


MON 01:00 Through the Night (b00jkv48)
Susan Sharpe


MON 07:00 Breakfast (b00jw7lw)
Handel Week - Sara Mohr-Pietsch


MON 10:00 Classical Collection (b00jl1ps)
James Jolly


MON 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00jlc18)
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Episode 1


MON 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00jlc1b)
Michael Collins and Friends


MON 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00jlc1d)
Exile
Episode 1


MON 17:00 In Tune (b00jlc1g)
Nikolai Demidenko and James Bowman


MON 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00jlc1j)
Handel Week - Handel Arias and Concerti Grossi


MON 21:15 Night Waves (b00jlc1l)
Landmarks: The Norman Conquests


MON 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00jlc18)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


MON 23:00 The Essay (b00jlc1n)
The Great and Good Mr Handel
Handel in Italy


MON 23:15 Jazz on 3 (b00jlc1q)
Matana Roberts Recorded at the Vortex



TUESDAY 14 APRIL 2009


TUE 01:00 Through the Night (b00jmv9z)
Susan Sharpe


TUE 07:00 Breakfast (b00jw7m6)
Handel Week - Sara Mohr-Pietsch


TUE 10:00 Classical Collection (b00jmvb3)
James Jolly


TUE 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00jmvb5)
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Episode 2


TUE 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00jmvb7)
Music@Menlo
Episode 1


TUE 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00jmvb9)
Exile
Episode 2


TUE 17:00 In Tune (b00jmvbc)


TUE 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00jmvbf)
Handel's Messiah
Handel Week - Messiah Part 1


TUE 20:20 Twenty Minutes (b00jmvbh)
Handel Week - The Mouth of the Lord


TUE 20:40 Performance on 3 (b00jmvbk)
Handel's Messiah
Handel Week - Messiah Parts 2 and 3


TUE 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00jmvb5)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


TUE 23:00 The Essay (b00jmvbm)
The Great and Good Mr Handel
Handel and Relationships


TUE 23:15 Late Junction (b00jmvbp)
Verity Sharp



WEDNESDAY 15 APRIL 2009


WED 01:00 Through the Night (b00jmvfs)
Susan Sharpe


WED 07:00 Breakfast (b00jw844)
Handel Week - Sara Mohr-Pietsch


WED 10:00 Classical Collection (b00jmvfx)
James Jolly


WED 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00jmvfz)
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Episode 3


WED 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00jmvg1)
Music@Menlo
Episode 2


WED 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00jmvg3)
Exile
Episode 3


WED 16:00 Choral Evensong (b00jmvg5)
Cambridge University 800th Anniversary


WED 17:00 In Tune (b00jmvg7)


WED 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00jmvg9)
Handel Week - Alexander's Feast


WED 21:15 Night Waves (b00jmvgc)
Handel Week - Handel's Borrowing


WED 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00jmvfz)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


WED 23:00 The Essay (b00jmvgf)
The Great and Good Mr Handel
Handel's Working Practices


WED 23:15 Late Junction (b00jmvgh)
Verity Sharp



THURSDAY 16 APRIL 2009


THU 01:00 Through the Night (b00jmx8q)
Susan Sharpe


THU 07:00 Breakfast (b00jw8gd)
Handel Week - Sara Mohr-Pietsch


THU 10:00 Classical Collection (b00jmx8v)
James Jolly


THU 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00jmx8x)
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Episode 4


THU 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00jmx8z)
Music@Menlo
Episode 3


THU 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00jmx91)
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, Acts 1 and 2


THU 14:02 Handel Opera Cycle (b00jxjx9)
Giulio Cesare in Egitto
Giulio Cesare in Egitto - Acts 1 and 2


THU 17:00 In Tune (b00jmx93)


THU 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00jmx95)
Handel Week - Italian Cantatas


THU 21:15 Night Waves (b00jmx97)


THU 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00jmx8x)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


THU 23:00 The Essay (b00jmx99)
The Great and Good Mr Handel
Handel and Literature


THU 23:15 Late Junction (b00jmx9c)
Verity Sharp



FRIDAY 17 APRIL 2009


FRI 01:00 Through the Night (b00jmxdq)
Susan Sharpe


FRI 07:00 Breakfast (b00jw8x9)
Handel Week - Sara Mohr-Pietsch


FRI 10:00 Classical Collection (b00jmxdv)
James Jolly


FRI 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00jmxdx)
George Frideric Handel (1685-1759)
Episode 5


FRI 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00jmxdz)
Music@Menlo
Episode 4


FRI 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00jmxf1)
Exile
Giulio Cesare in Egitto, Act 3/Exile


FRI 14:02 Handel Opera Cycle (b00jxq5d)
Giulio Cesare in Egitto
Handel: Giulio Cesare in Egitto, Act 3


FRI 17:00 In Tune (b00jmxf3)


FRI 18:30 Performance on 3 (b00jmxf5)
Handel Week - Jephtha


FRI 21:30 The Verb (b00jsmpw)
Andrew Motion and Graham Coxon


FRI 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00jmxdx)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


FRI 23:00 The Essay (b00jmxf7)
The Great and Good Mr Handel
Handel and Nationality


FRI 23:15 World on 3 (b00jmxf9)
Mary Ann Kennedy