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Celebrating Cecilia!

Soprano Catherine Bott asks why St Cecilia, the patron saint of music, still inspires composers and musicians. From November 2008.

Catherine Bott tells the story of St Cecilia, the patron saint of music, examining her role as martyr, saint and muse and as the inspiration for some of the great works of music and literature, including work by Handel, Purcell and Benjamin Britten and Chaucer, Pope and Dryden. Catherine learns of Cecilia's gruesome martyrdom and subsequent place in history and witnesses preparations for the annual festival concert staged in her honour.

30 minutes

Last on

Tue 16 Oct 201801:30
BBC Radio 4 Extra

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  • Tue 18 Nov 200813:30
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  • Sat 22 Nov 200815:30
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  • Fri 21 Nov 201406:30
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  • Fri 21 Nov 201413:30
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  • Fri 21 Nov 201420:30
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  • Sat 22 Nov 201402:30
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  • Mon 15 Oct 201806:30
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  • Mon 15 Oct 201813:30
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  • Mon 15 Oct 201820:30
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  • Tue 16 Oct 201801:30
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