Symphonist in the making

Available for 29 days

Donald Macleod journeys through the early years of Alice Mary Smith, with guests Ian Graham-Jones and Leanne Langley. Macleod charts Smith’s background and training with tutors from the Royal Academy of Music, as well as her composing her first symphony for performance by the Musical Society of London - musicologists have argued that Smith was the first women in Britain to compose a symphony. Each programme throughout the week will include recordings of music by Smith, specially made by the BBC. Symphony in C minor (excerpt) London Mozart Players Howard Shelley, conductor Weep no more! Emily Gray, mezzo soprano Timothy Salter, piano Rondo: The Vale of Tempe Hiroaki Takenouchi, piano Symphony in C minor (excerpt) London Mozart Players Howard Shelley, conductor Lover’s melancholy BBC Singers Gabriella Teychenne, conductor Symphony in C minor (excerpt) London Mozart Players Howard Shelley, conductor Produced by Luke Whitlock for BBC Audio Wales & West