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 12 SEPTEMBER 2009


SAT 00:00 World on 3 (b00ml5vt)


SAT 01:00 Through the Night (b00mj6sd)


SAT 07:00 Breakfast (b00mm00z)
Fiona Talkington


SAT 09:00 CD Review (b00mm011)


SAT 12:15 Music Feature (b00clsyt)
A Guide to Accomplishment


SAT 13:00 The Early Music Show (b00dw24m)
Jean-Marie Leclair


SAT 14:00 BBC Proms (b00mkx7t)
Proms Chamber Concerts
PCM 07 - Purcell Tribute


SAT 15:00 World Routes (b00mm08f)
World Routes in Cape Verde
Morna, batuque and Eugenio Tavares

01
Antero Simas and morna
Famous musician, Antero Simas, starts the programme by introducing his love song about Cape Verde. Lucy talks about the struggles of Cape Verde and about its typical style of music called ‘morna’.
Duration 00:07:49

02 00:00:29 Antero Simas (artist)
Doce Guerra
Performer: Antero Simas
Duration 00:02:12

03 00:03:40 Cesária Évora (artist)
Paraiso di Atlantico (Atlantic Paradise)
Performer: Cesária Évora
Duration 00:03:48

04 00:07:50
Cape Verde History
On the island of Sal Lucy explains the history of its salt and tourist industries. She goes south to the island of Santiago and learns about the island’s Portuguese occupation and its slave history.
Duration 00:09:49

05 00:09:10 Kodé Di Dona (artist)
Cidade Velha
Performer: Kodé Di Dona
Duration 00:00:53

06 00:13:18 Nos Eranca (artist)
Nos Antepasados
Performer: Nos Eranca
Duration 00:03:25

07 00:17:40
Batuque
A group of women sing a style called ‘batuque’. They explain why only women sing it and talk about how it’s rhythms, produced by beating pillows, symbolises fun and what was bad about the past.
Duration 00:09:15

08 00:17:40 Nos Eranca (artist)
Cidade Velha e di nos
Performer: Nos Eranca
Duration 00:02:53

09 00:23:10 Nos Eranca (artist)
Mama Varela
Performer: Nos Eranca
Duration 00:03:45

10 00:26:56
Emotional nature of morna
Lucy is on route to the island of Brava to hear Cape Verde’s traditional music, ‘morna’. Antero Simas explains its emotional nature. Lucy tells why so many leave the island and the conditions there.
Duration 00:07:08

11 00:26:56 Humbertona & Piuna (artist)
Grito De Dor
Performer: Humbertona & Piuna
Duration 00:00:48

12 00:28:42 Iramos Unidos (artist)
Hora de Bai
Performer: Iramos Unidos
Duration 00:05:22

13 00:34:05
Brava's sadness
On the island of Brava a group of brothers sing ‘morna’. Lucy’s learns that ‘morna’ expresses the sadness of this island and why people leave. A song is sung with lyrics too embarrassing to explain.
Duration 00:05:18

14 00:36:44 Iramos Unidos (artist)
Sangue de Beirona
Performer: Iramos Unidos
Duration 00:02:18

15 00:39:21
Eugenio Tavares
Lucy visits the museum of ‘morna’ composer, Eugenio Tavares, only to find it closed. Lucy talks about the life of this composer. Her guide describes his dramatic escape from the island of Brava.
Duration 00:05:51

16 00:39:21 Bau & Voginha (artist)
Morna Mornegro
Performer: Bau & Voginha
Duration 00:01:27

17 00:41:52 Vava (artist)
Praia d'Guada
Performer: Vava
Duration 00:03:21

18 00:45:13
Vava
Lucy describes the deserted port on the island of Brava. She meets island musician Vava who explains how he is influenced by the island’s legendary composer, Eugenio Tavares.
Duration 00:03:31

19 00:47:22 Vava (artist)
Mae
Performer: Vava
Duration 00:02:23

20 00:49:45
Cape Verde music and the sea
Lucy learns how the sea influences the music of Cape Verde. A morna group of five brothers sing about the sea’s eternal nature. Antero Simas explains how morna unifies all Cape Verdeans.
Duration 00:08:12

21 00:51:53 Iramos Unidos (artist)
Mar Eternao
Performer: Iramos Unidos
Duration 00:06:04


SAT 16:00 Jazz Library (b00mm08h)
Listener Feedback

01 Joni Mitchell (artist)
Twisted
Performer: Joni Mitchell

02 Max Roach (artist)
Larry Larue
Performer: Max Roach

03 Frank Strozier (artist)
Waltz of the Demons
Performer: Frank Strozier

04 Freddie Hubbard (artist)
Caravan
Performer: Freddie Hubbard

05 Oliver Nelson (artist)
Stolen Moments
Performer: Oliver Nelson

06 Barney Kessel (artist)
Bernardo
Performer: Barney Kessel

07 Shorty Rogers (artist)
Dicke's Dream
Performer: Shorty Rogers

08 Gerald Wilson (artist)
Viva Tirado
Performer: Gerald Wilson

09 New York Jazz Quartet (artist)
Rodney Round Robin
Performer: New York Jazz Quartet

10 George Shearing (artist)
I'll remember April
Performer: George Shearing


SAT 17:00 Jazz Record Requests (b00mm08k)

01 Wynton Marsalis (artist)
Oh, but on the Third Day (Happy Feet Blues) (JRR Signature Tune)
Performer: Wynton Marsalis

02 European Classic Jazzband (artist)
Wa Wa Wa
Performer: European Classic Jazzband

03 Nat Gonella (artist)
Crazy Valves
Performer: Nat Gonella

04 Stan Kenton and His Orchestra (artist)
Invention for Guitar and Trumpet
Performer: Stan Kenton and His Orchestra

05 Shorty Rogers and His Orchestra (artist)
Taps Miller
Performer: Shorty Rogers and His Orchestra

06 Peggy Lee (artist)
Where or When
Performer: Peggy Lee

07 The Tubby Hayes Quintet (artist)
Message to the Messangers
Performer: The Tubby Hayes Quintet

08 Campbell Burnap (artist)
St. Thomas
Performer: Campbell Burnap

09 Scott Hamilton (artist)
That's All
Performer: Scott Hamilton

10 Evelyn Nallen (artist)
Whistlestar
Performer: Evelyn Nallen

11 Gianluigi Trovesi Octet (artist)
Hercab
Performer: Gianluigi Trovesi Octet

12 Nat King Cole (artist)
Blues
Performer: Nat King Cole


SAT 18:00 Words and Music (b00ct1yw)
Ballad of the Northern Lights


SAT 19:30 BBC Proms (b00mm09l)
Prom 76: Last Night of the Proms
Part 1


SAT 20:55 BBC Proms (b00mm0b3)
2009
Proms in the Park


SAT 21:15 BBC Proms (b00mm0bh)
Prom 76: Last Night of the Proms
Part 2


SAT 22:45 Hear and Now (b00mm0bw)



SUNDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2009


SUN 00:00 The Early Music Show (b00g03t6)
Milton's Comus


SUN 01:00 Through the Night (b00mm0df)


SUN 07:00 Breakfast (b00mm0dh)
Fiona Talkington


SUN 10:00 Sunday Morning (b00mm0dk)
Iain Burnside - Seven Deadly Sins


SUN 12:00 Private Passions (b00mm0dm)
Imogen Stubbs


SUN 13:00 The Early Music Show (b00js7qw)
Handel Week - Handel's Chamber Music


SUN 14:00 Leeds Piano Competition (b00mm0kx)
2009
Part 1


SUN 16:00 Choral Evensong (b00ml4qq)


SUN 17:00 Discovering Music (b00mm0kz)
Ravel: Mother Goose

01 Maurice Ravel
Ma mere l'oye - suite version for orchestra


SUN 18:00 Leeds Piano Competition (b00mm0l1)
2009
Part 2


SUN 20:45 Drama on 3 (b00mm0l3)
Edward the Second


SUN 22:45 Words and Music (b00mm0lw)
In the Park


SUN 23:45 Jazz Line-Up (b00mm0l7)
Tommy Smith, Gary Husband



MONDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2009


MON 01:00 Through the Night (b00mm0r8)


MON 07:00 Breakfast (b00mm0rb)
Sara Mohr-Pietsch


MON 10:00 Classical Collection (b00mm0rd)
James Jolly


MON 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00mm0rg)
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
Rio de Janeiro: Framing Events

01 Heitor Villa‐Lobos
Introduction to the Choros

02 Heitor Villa‐Lobos
Danca Frenetica

03 Heitor Villa‐Lobos
Rudepoema

04 Heitor Villa‐Lobos
Aria (Bachiana Brasileira No 6)

05 Heitor Villa‐Lobos
Magnificat Alleluia


MON 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00mm0sp)
Meta4


MON 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00mm0sr)
The Consolation of Philosophy
Episode 1


MON 17:00 In Tune (b00mm0tg)
In Tune with Sean Rafferty


MON 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00mm1c4)
Edinburgh International Festival 2009
SCO/William Christie


MON 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00mm0rg)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


MON 23:00 The Essay (b00mm1fb)
Johnson Now
Very Like a Whale


MON 23:15 Jazz on 3 (b00mm1fd)
The Golden Age of Steam at the Cheltenham Jazz Festival



TUESDAY 15 SEPTEMBER 2009


TUE 01:00 Through the Night (b00mm1fj)


TUE 07:00 Breakfast (b00mm1fv)
Sara Mohr-Pietsch


TUE 10:00 Classical Collection (b00mm1gr)
James Jolly


TUE 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00mm1gt)
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
Paris: Opening Doors

01 Heitor Villa‐Lobos
Quero ser Alegre (Suite for voice and violin)

02 Heitor Villa‐Lobos
Nonetto

03 Heitor Villa‐Lobos
Choros No 3

04 Heitor Villa‐Lobos
Etudes for Guitar: Allegro non troppo; Anime

05 Heitor Villa‐Lobos
Quartet No 16 (excerpts)


TUE 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00mm1jy)
Welsh Festivals
Episode 1


TUE 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00mm1m0)
The Consolation of Philosophy
Episode 2


TUE 17:00 In Tune (b00mm1n9)


TUE 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00mm1nc)
Edinburgh International Festival 2009
Le Concert des Nations/Jordi Savall


TUE 21:15 Night Waves (b00mm1nf)
Revolution


TUE 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00mm1gt)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


TUE 23:00 The Essay (b00mm1p0)
Johnson Now
Johnson, the Dictionary, the Wiki and the Web


TUE 23:15 Late Junction (b00mm1v5)
Fiona Talkington



WEDNESDAY 16 SEPTEMBER 2009


WED 01:00 Through the Night (b00mm25j)


WED 07:00 Breakfast (b00mm25m)
Sara Mohr-Pietsch


WED 10:00 Classical Collection (b00mm25p)
James Jolly


WED 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00mm26m)
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
The Amazon - Inspiring Fantasies

01 Heitor Villa‐Lobos
Dawn in a Tropical Forest

02 Heitor Villa‐Lobos
Cancoes Tipicas Brasileiras: Viola Quebrada; Adeus Ema; Xango

03 Heitor Villa‐Lobos
Uirapuru

04 Heitor Villa‐Lobos
Green Mansions: Main Title; Rima's Face; End Title (Bronislau Kaper's arrangement of Villa

05 Heitor Villa‐Lobos
Danca do Indio Branco


WED 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00mm281)
Welsh Festivals
Catrin Finch


WED 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00mm283)
The Consolation of Philosophy
Episode 3


WED 16:00 Choral Evensong (b00mm2d1)


WED 17:00 In Tune (b00mm2d3)


WED 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00mm2h2)
Edinburgh International Festival 2009
EU Baroque Orchestra


WED 21:15 Night Waves (b00mm2hj)
Stephen Daldry/Utilitarian Architecture/Joseph P Kennedy


WED 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00mm26m)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


WED 23:00 The Essay (b00mm2k4)
Johnson Now
Telling It Like It Is


WED 23:15 Late Junction (b00mm2k6)
Fiona Talkington



THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2009


THU 01:00 Through the Night (b00mm2kl)


THU 07:00 Breakfast (b00mm2md)
Sara Mohr-Pietsch


THU 10:00 Classical Collection (b00mm2mg)
James Jolly


THU 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00mm2mn)
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
Sao Paulo: Convincing Brazilians

01 Heitor Villa‐Lobos
String Quartet No 3 (excerpts)

02 Heitor Villa‐Lobos
Uma Camponeza Cantadeira (Suite Floral)

03 Heitor Villa‐Lobos
Pequena Suite (excerpts)

04 Heitor Villa‐Lobos
Guia Pratico, Volume One (excerpts)

05 Heitor Villa‐Lobos
Symphony No 10 (excerpts)


THU 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00mm2pd)
Welsh Festivals
Episode 3


THU 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00mm2pg)
The Consolation of Philosophy
Handel: Orlando (Acts 1 and 2)


THU 14:02 Handel Opera Cycle (b00mrgzp)
Orlando
Orlando (Acts 1 and 2)


THU 17:00 In Tune (b00mm2pj)


THU 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00mm2pl)
Edinburgh International Festival 2009
Monteverdi Choir, English Baroque Soloists


THU 21:15 Night Waves (b00mm2pn)
Eva Hoffman/Cornish Identity/The Catwalk/Words and History


THU 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00mm2mn)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


THU 23:00 The Essay (b00mm2q1)
Johnson Now
Johnson's Virtual Shadow


THU 23:15 Late Junction (b00mm2qf)
Late Junction Sessions
Tenth Anniversary Special

01 Stian Carstensen & Ola Kvernberg (artist)
When The Stove Fell Down
Performer: Stian Carstensen & Ola Kvernberg

02 00:04:00 Huw Warren (artist)
The End Is Also
Performer: Huw Warren

03 00:06:00 Huw Warren (artist)
Santo Antonio
Performer: Huw Warren

04 00:08:00 Tobias ben Jacob, Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin (artist)
Song To Light Your Candle
Performer: Tobias ben Jacob, Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin

05 00:13:00 Tobias ben Jacob, Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin (artist)
Belle Aelis
Performer: Tobias ben Jacob, Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin

06 00:19:00 Phillip Henry (artist)
Reverence
Performer: Phillip Henry

07 00:28:00 Tobias ben Jacob, Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin (artist)
There's A Light In Your Eyes
Performer: Tobias ben Jacob, Phillip Henry & Hannah Martin

08 00:34:00 Huw Warren (artist)
Curiosity Threatens
Performer: Huw Warren

09 00:39:00 Huw Warren (artist)
Against The Odds
Performer: Huw Warren

10 00:46:00 Huw Warren (artist)
Teares (after Dowland)
Performer: Huw Warren

11 00:52:00 Huw Warren (artist)
Frevo En Maceo
Performer: Huw Warren

12 00:58:00 Max de Wardener with Dave Price & Nick Ramm (artist)
Dusk
Performer: Max de Wardener with Dave Price & Nick Ramm

13 01:05:00 Max de Wardener with Dave Price & Nick Ramm (artist)
Snowflakes
Performer: Max de Wardener with Dave Price & Nick Ramm

14 01:11:00 Max de Wardener with Dave Price & Nick Ramm (artist)
Bees
Performer: Max de Wardener with Dave Price & Nick Ramm

15 01:19:00 Stian Carstensen & Ola Kvernberg (artist)
Liebesfreud (Kreisler)
Performer: Stian Carstensen & Ola Kvernberg

16 01:24:00 Stian Carstensen & Ola Kvernberg (artist)
Bluegrass
Performer: Stian Carstensen & Ola Kvernberg

17 01:30:00 Stian Carstensen & Ola Kvernberg (artist)
Moto Perpetu (Paganini)
Performer: Stian Carstensen & Ola Kvernberg

18 01:39:00 Stian Carstensen & Ola Kvernberg (artist)
Tango
Performer: Stian Carstensen & Ola Kvernberg



FRIDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2009


FRI 01:00 Through the Night (b00mm2qy)


FRI 07:00 Breakfast (b00mm2t8)
Sara Mohr-Pietsch


FRI 10:00 Classical Collection (b00mm2tb)
James Jolly


FRI 12:00 Composer of the Week (b00mm2td)
Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887-1959)
New York: Wowing Americans

01 Heitor Villa‐Lobos
New York Skyline Melody

02 Heitor Villa‐Lobos
Guitar concerto (excerpts)

03 Heitor Villa‐Lobos
Genesis

04 Heitor Villa‐Lobos
Bendita Sabedoria

05 Heitor Villa‐Lobos
Jet Whistle (Assobio a Jato)


FRI 13:00 Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert (b00mm2tg)
Welsh Festivals
James Gilchrist and the Carducci Quartet


FRI 14:00 Afternoon Concert (b00mm2tj)
The Consolation of Philosophy
Handel: Orlando (Act 3)


FRI 14:02 Handel Opera Cycle (b00mrh7r)
Orlando
Orlando (Act 3)


FRI 17:00 In Tune (b00mm2tl)


FRI 19:00 Performance on 3 (b00mm2tn)
Performance on 3: Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn
Part 1


FRI 19:40 Twenty Minutes (b00mm2tq)


FRI 20:00 Performance on 3 (b00mm2ts)
Performance on 3: Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn
Part 2


FRI 21:15 The Verb (b00mm2w4)
Don Paterson/Nick Harkaway/Nemo's Almanac/MacGillivray


FRI 22:00 Composer of the Week (b00mm2td)
[Repeat of broadcast at 12:00 today]


FRI 23:00 The Essay (b00mq4j8)
Johnson Now
Post-Colonial Johnson


FRI 23:15 World on 3 (b00mq4k3)
Charlie Gillett