Women Composers Special

Available for 29 days

Jamie MacDougall honours some of the pioneering women whose music has shaped and enriched the classical landscape. Including music from Kassia, Imogen Holst, Sally Beamish, Evelyn Glennie, Anna Meredith and more. Sitarist and composer Anoushka Shankar introduces two contrasting pieces from her album Chapter III: We Return to Light, and a special concert recording of Belize-born composer Errollyn Wallen’s The World’s Weather, performed by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. If you have any special requests or classical news you’d like to share, you can contact the programme via classicalnow@bbc.co.uk To listen on most smart speakers, just say ask BBC Sounds to play Classical Now.