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  • BBC Music Day has been a nationwide celebration of music, bringing people together from different generations and communities

  • Events took place across the UK, with coverage across BBC TV, radio and online

  • Highlights included Hadrian's Wall of Sound, a 7,000-mile record-breaking duet and live concerts in Glasgow, Belfast and Cardiff

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  3. Tim Rhys Evanspublished at 12:53

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    Music has that universality which can speak to everyone regardless of race, age or sexuality. It is indiscriminate, and anything that is going to focus in on that and celebrate it in the way that BBC Music Day is going to do is just wonderful.

    Tim Rhys Evans

    Tim Rhys Evans

    Welsh conductor Tim Rhys Evans, best known for his work as musical director of the choir Only Men Aloud, will be a special guest on BBC Radio Wales between 1.00pm and 4.00pm this afternoon.

    Click here to watch Tim explain why he has chosen to be a BBC Music Day Ambassador. 

  4. Maconie's on the wallpublished at 12:45

    Stuart Maconie

    Stuart Maconie will be live from Housesteads on Hadrian's Wall on today's Radcliffe and Maconie Show on BBC Radio 6 Music.

    Later on they will be joined by special guests The Unthanks, two talented folk-singing sisters hailing from Northumberland - where the Hadrian's Wall of Sound relay concludes later this evening.

    Click here to listen live from 1.00pm.

     

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  6. When music meets sportpublished at 12:34

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    Alexandra Burke

    Alexandra Burke, Ian Burgess, Graeme Swann and Jazmin Sawyers are the special guests on a special BBC Music Day-themed edition of the Friday Sports Panel on Radio 5 live at 1.00pm. Eleanor Oldroyd hosts. 

    Click here to listen live.

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  8. Hear ye hear ye!published at 12:24

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    Bradford's town crier encourages members of the public into City Park for an afternoon of fabulous music-making. More info here.

  9. The relay continues...published at 12:19

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    The epic Hadrian's Wall of Sound relay continues apace.

    The relay features around 600 musicians from diverse music communities stationed along the wall, journeying by bicycle, horse, open top vintage bus, motorbike and, as you can see, on foot, passing a special baton from performer to performer.

    You can follow all the events from the wall on our special live blog.

     

  10. Play up Pompeypublished at 12:17

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    Hundreds of children in Portsmouth are preparing to perform  Anna Meredith 's body percussion piece 'Connect It'. 

    Great to see them having so much fun with one of the Ten Pieces  - an initiative designed to inspire a generation of children to get creative with classical music.

  11. Video - Jamie Cullumpublished at 12:12

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    Having music in your life gives you a layer of confidence and curiosity that enables you to live a better life. BBC Music Day is important to me because I think we live in a more chaotic world than ever before and music is something that can genuinely bring us together, so a day to celebrate that is fantastic.

    Jamie Cullum

    Jamie Cullum

    Click here to watch Jamie Cullum explaining why he is happy to be an ambassadorfor BBC Music Day.

    Jamie is performing tonight at BBC Music at the Quay, along with the BBC’s Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Deacon Blue, Noah Stewart and Jaz Dhami. Radio 2’s Ken Bruce will co-host the evening's proceedings with Radio 3’s Katie Derham. 

  12. Drumming up supportpublished at 12:05

    Looks like eight-month old Annabel from Cambridge is loving #BBCMusicDay.

    Baby Annabel
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  16. Meet 'Tom from Ponty'published at 11:43

    Sir Tom Jones

    BBC Music Day Ambassador Sir Tom Jones celebrates his 75th birthday this weekend. 

    To celebrate, BBC Radio Wales are airing 'Tom from Ponty', a special hour-long documentary to honour the great man at 12.00pm. Don't miss it.

  17. Feelin' folkypublished at 11:37

    Check out these nice folks on BBC Radio Lancashire now

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