Beccy Speight
Michael Berkeley's guest is the CEO of the RSPB, Beccy Speight.
Beccy Speight has been the chief executive officer of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds since 2019. It is the UK鈥檚 largest nature conservation charity with over a million members and manages more than 200 nature reserves providing a home to at least 18,500 species.
Beccy began her work in the conservation sector when she joined the National Trust at the turn of the millennium. From 2014, she focused her energies on our trees and woods when she became Chief Executive at the Woodland Trust.
She has said she moved on to the RSPB because she wanted to be 鈥榳here the really big fights are in terms of our natural world鈥� 鈥� and where she could make a difference to something she cares deeply about.
Beccy's musical choices include Elgar, Vaughan Williams and the folk singer Karine Polwart.
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor (4th mvt)
Orchestra: Britten Sinfonia. Conductor: Thomas Ad猫s.- Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4-6 鈥� Barry: Viola Concerto, The Conquest of Ireland.
- Signum Classics.
- 204.
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Georges Bizet
Au Fond du Temple Saint (The Pearl Fishers)
Singer: John Aler. Singer: Gino Quilico. Orchestra: Orchestre national du Capitole de Toulouse. Conductor: Michel Plasson.- Bizet: Les Pecheurs du Perles.
- Warner Classics.
- 106.
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Aaron Copland
Fanfare for the Common Man
Orchestra: Los Angeles Philharmonic. Conductor: Zubin Mehta.- Aaron Copland: The World of Aaron Copland.
- Decca.
- 1.
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罢谤盲诲
04_BS_Lark in the Clear Air
Music Arranger: Karine Polwart. Singer: Karine Polwart.- A Pocket of Wind Resistance.
- Hudson Records.
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Edward Elgar
Cello concerto in E minor
Performer: Sheku Kanneh鈥怣ason. Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Mirga Gra啪inyt臈鈥怲yla. -
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Ralph Vaughan Williams
The Waves (A Sea Symphony)
Choir: Hall茅 Choir. Orchestra: Hall茅. Conductor: Sir Mark Elder.- Halle.
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Peter Maxwell Davies
Farewell to Stromness (The Yellow Cake Revue)
Performer: Peter Maxwell Davies.- Peter Maxwell Davies: A Celebration of Scotland: Scottish Chamber Orch & Choir.
- Unicorn-Kanchana.
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