Carols Across the Country
On 1 December we launched into the season of Advent with an epic carolling tour across the UK. 🎄🎶
Here’s what we got up to – listen to it all on BBC Sounds.
How composer Caroline Shaw got inspiration from author James Joyce 📖
Listen to more from Caroline on last week’s Saturday Morning with Tom Service on @BBCSounds.
Voces8 Perform Come Fly With Me (to the Moon)
We don't need to be asked twice to fly away with Voces8 🚀 🎶
Listen to the full performance on In Tune on BBC Sounds
Erland Cooper Unclassified
Hear the incredible work that was buried in the earth for four years... On Unclassified Live tonight, Elizabeth Alker presents a concert from composer Erland Cooper with the BBC Philharmonic at the Aerial Festival in Ambleside.
This Sunday we're kicking off the start of December and the first day of Advent with ‘Carols Across the Country’ – from 6.30am-7.30pm we celebrate with special broadcasts and carol performances from across the UK. ✨
Sound of Gaming – In Concert
Calling all fans of video game music! 🕹️
Presenter Elle Osili-Wood, conductor and composer Eímear Noone, and the BBC Philharmonic took us on a virtual adventure through the music of some of the most iconic games.
Listen to the Sound of Gaming In Concert on BBC Sounds
Pat Metheny's Unique Guitar Tuning
Why a guitar legend retuned his guitar to make it like a piano 🎹
Ahead of his London Jazz Festival performance, guitarist and composer Pat Metheny joined us on In Tune, and told us about the unique tuning he uses, which features in his new album.
Listen to In Tune on BBC Sounds
The Science of Classical Music with Dr Sian Williams
The magic – and science – of calming classical music... 🧠
Dr Sian Williams, the host of Classical Unwind, describes some of the scientifically backed reasons as to how classical music affects our mood, and the impact it can have on our daily lives.
Listen to Radio 3 Unwind on BBC Sounds.
Radio 3 Unwind is Here
Music to Unwind Your Mind ✨
From Piano Focus and Ultimate Calm to Cinematic Soundtracks and Mindful Mix, Radio 3 Unwind is your destination for calming classical music.
Listen 24/7, exclusively on BBC Sounds 🎶
Radio 3's Day of Dance!
Have you tuned in yet? 💃
Strictly Come join us on Radio 3 for a celebration of dance music, all day!
Listen on Sounds ✨
Mahler Soundtracked Darcey Bussell’s Farewell to the Stage
When you take your final bow to Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde 🌟
On Radio 3's Day of Dance, Darcey Bussell describes how it felt to perform to Mahler's mighty work, as her final performance as Principal of the Royal Ballet.
Listen to more on BBC Sounds
BBC Radio 3’s Day of Dance
Join us for Radio 3’s Day of Dance! 💃
Darcey Bussell joins Petroc Trelawny on Breakfast, followed by a day full of great music ‘from ballet to bhangra'.
Then at 7.30pm hear the BBC Concert Orchestra in a special Friday Night Is Music Night, hosted by Katie Derham and Craig Revel Horwood.
