Tagged with: BBC NOW
Posts (7)
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How to tour an orchestra to South America
Andy Farquharson
Operations and Logistics Manager BBC NOW
With over 17,000 miles to travel, transporting a full orchestra to South America with their 260 instruments is no mean feat. BBC National Orchestra of Wales’ Operations and Logistics Manager, Andy Farquharson explains how it’s done.
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A Rugby Musical Spectacular
Paul Forde
Deputy Editor, BBC Radio Wales
Radio Wales' Deputy Editor details what goes into making an elaborate and unique celebration of rugby and music with an orchestra, narrator, commentator, and the national teams of Wales and England.
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Coda: Laura's last blog
Laura Sinnerton
The last in Laura Sinnerton's series of posts for the BBC Wales blog.
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A new generation of composers for Wales
Laura Sinnerton
BBC NOW will be working with eight composers in special workshops, as part of their Composition: Wales project
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Delving into the music of composer Thierry Escaich
Laura Sinnerton
This Wednesday evening (28 January) will see BBC NOW present a BBC Hoddinott Hall Composer Portrait, on this occasion focusing on the music of the French composer, organist and improviser, Thierry Escaich.
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Bringing fresh music to Cardiff Bay
Laura Sinnerton
Dark and murky as it is, I do love January. A new diary with blank pages waiting for exciting things to be put in, a fresh resolve to try new things/eat better/exercise more - a new year, filled with such potential, even in the bleakest days of winter, to me has a real forward looking freshness.
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Christmas with BBC NOW
Laura Sinnerton
This Christmas, we at the BBC National Orchestra of Wales are offering audiences in Cardiff, Swansea and Haverfordwest the perfect antidote to the Yuletide onslaught, with festive concerts suitable for friends and family alike.
