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

  1. Tomorrow16:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Marriage on the horizon

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

  2. Wednesday16:00
    BBC Radio 3

    Collaborations and Concertos

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

  3. Thursday16:00
    BBC Radio 3

    A Second Symphony

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

  4. Friday16:00
    BBC Radio 3

    An Unexpected Passing

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