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Composer of the WeekAlice Mary Smith (1839-1884)Episodes

  1. Mon 27 Jul 202616:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Symphonist in the making

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

  2. Tue 28 Jul 202616:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Marriage on the horizon

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

  3. Wed 29 Jul 202616:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Collaborations and Concertos

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

  4. Thu 30 Jul 202616:00
    BBC Radio 3

    A Second Symphony

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

  5. Fri 31 Jul 202616:00
    BBC Radio 3

    An Unexpected Passing

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