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The 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra takes up the next lap of celebrations in Radio 3's Pass the Baton! day

13.02
Jamie MacDougall and Kate Molleson present recordings of the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony, including music by Berlioz, Nielsen and Purcell. Joined by guests in the studio, Jamie and Kate also introduce discussion and features, including the orchestra's current principal conductor Thomas Dausgaard on musical connections with the Scottish landscape, and Ilan Volkov about his pioneering Tectonics Festival. Guests include Richard Holloway who will discuss Sistema Scotland's work building social change through orchestral music, and former conducting fellows Jessica Cottis and Holly Mathieson will talk about their time spent working with the 大象传媒 SSO.

14.00
Live from Glasgow's City Halls, James MacMillan conducts the 大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra in a concert of works by living Scottish composers, including his own Confession of Isobel Gowdie. Presented by Jamie MacDougall.

Stuart Macrae: Stirling Choruses
Anna Meredith: Fringeflower
Judith Weir: Music Untangled
James MacMillan: The Confession of Isobel Gowdie

大象传媒 Scottish Symphony Orchestra
James MacMillan (conductor)

大象传媒 Radio 3's Pass the Baton! day celebrates the unique contributions which the 大象传媒's Orchestras and Choirs make to British musical life. With live performances from Cardiff, Glasgow, London and Salford, plus discussions, features and recordings which demonstrate the ensembles' distinctive work in their own communities and further afield. Part of Radio 3's 70th season, celebrating seven decades of pioneering music and culture since the founding of the Third Programme.