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Young composer Anna Meredith introduces us to some of the finest contemporary composers living and working in Scotland including James MacMillan, Sally Beamish, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, James Dillon, Nigel Osborne, Lyell Creswell and Craig Armstrong.

5 hours, 30 minutes

Last on

Mon 7 Mar 2011 00:30

Chapters

  • Radio Café: Five:15

    Janice Forsyth presents a special episode of the Radio Café from Glasgow’s Oran Mor, as Scottish Opera stage their first production of 5 new operas under the banner of Five:15.

    Duration: 43:23

  • Scotland’s Music: O Bone Jesu

    John Purser compares two settings of the ancient text 'O Bone Jesu': Robert Carver's 500 year old version and James MacMillan's recent setting of the same words.

    Duration: 25:54

  • Stark Talk: Sally Beamish

    Edi Stark in conversation with Sally Beamish, a towering force on the Scottish contemporary scene for many years.

    Duration: 26:07

  • Countdown to City Halls

    Muriel Gray with the story of how Glasgow’s City Halls venue was transformed as the new home for the ´óÏó´«Ã½ Scottish Symphony Orchestra, who took up residence in January 2006.

    Duration: 43:57

  • The Highland Café: Smoo Cave

    In celebration of the Highland Year of Culture, a group of musicians decide to stage a concert in what has to be one of Scotland’s most incredible and natural wonders - Smoo Cave.

    Duration: 44:59

  • The Usual Suspects: Inez de Castro

    An archive episode of The Usual Suspects, in which Brian Morton revisits James MacMillan’s 1996 opera Inez de Castro, premiered at the Edinburgh International Festival.

    Duration: 49:44

  • Stark Talk: Maxwell Davies

    Edi Stark in conversation with Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, in an episode of the programme dating from 1998 – a year after being awarded his knighthood.

    Duration: 26:30

  • The Usual Suspects: James Dillon

    Brian Morton meets Scottish composer James Dillon, in a 90s episode of The Usual Suspects.

    Duration: 39:55

  • The Forgotten Founder

    Kirsteen McCue tells the story of composer and conductor Iain Whyte; a man whose legacy includes over 600 musical scores and a rather important orchestra.

    Duration: 19:51

Broadcasts

  • Fri 7 Nov 2008 00:30
  • Mon 7 Mar 2011 00:30