Afternoon on 3 - Song and Dance - Episode 5

BBC Concert Orchestra - continuing the Song and Dance theme Doghouse, the BBC Concert Orchestra's Composer in Association Jonny Greenwood's latest work, forms the centrepiece of today's concert, recorded last month at the BBC Maida Vale Studios and presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch. It's set in relief against other musical styles this unique broadcasting orchestra has been associated with over the years: radio theme tunes, light music, and film music. Penny Gore rounds the week off with music by Elgar, Martinu and a set of fairy tales with accordion, conducted by the orchestra's laureate Barry Wordsworth. Plus the BBC Singers with some avant-garde songs from the 1500s. Farnon: Manhattan Playboy Parker: Seascape Badalamenti: Mysteries of Love (from Blue Velvet) Angela Morley: A Canadian in Mayfair Chaplin: Limelight Waxman: Rebecca Suite Jonny Greenwood: Doghouse (World Premiere, BBC Commission) Geoffrey Toye: The Haunted Ballroom Herrmann: Vertigo suite BBC Concert Orchestra Conducted by Jonny Greenwood and Robert Ziegler 3.15pm Radio 3's music feature at 12.15pm on Saturday 27 March, 'The Arch-Musician', uncovers the amazing life and music of sixteenth-century microtonal composer Nicola Vicentino. He wrote music using 31 notes per octave, he built special keyboard instruments to play it and trained choirs to sing it. This afternoon there's a sneak preview of some of Vicentino's music, specially recorded by members of the BBC Singers with conductor James Weeks. BBC Singers Conductor James Weeks 3.25pm Vaclav Trojan: Fairy Tales Owen Murray (accordion) BBC Concert Orchestra Barry Wordsworth (conductor) 4.35pm Martinu: Symphony no. 2 BBC Concert Orchestra Barry Wordsworth (conductor) 4.30pm Elgar: Sea Pictures Roderick Williams (baritone) BBC Concert Orchestra Martin Yates (conductor).