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Composer of the Week Alice Mary Smith (1839-1884) Episodes

  1. Monday 16:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Symphonist in the making

    1/5 Donald Macleod journeys through the early years of Alice Mary Smith.

  2. Next Tuesday 16:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Marriage on the horizon

    2/5 Donald Macleod explores the early years of Smith’s marriage to Frederick Meadows White

  3. Next Wednesday 16:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Collaborations and Concertos

    3/5 Donald Macleod surveys some of Alice Mary Smith’s compositional collaborations

  4. Next Thursday 16:00
    BBC Radio 3

    A Second Symphony

    4/5 Donald Macleod traces Smith’s writing of her Second Symphony

  5. Fri 31 Jul 2026 16:00
    BBC Radio 3

    An Unexpected Passing

    5/5 Donald Macleod dives into Smith’s final years and explores her last orchestral works