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Soothing new tracks to bring stillness

Afrodeutsche hosts an hour of escapist and immersive new music including a shimmering piece by John Pickard performed by the BBC Singers, and Alexis Ffrench's Returning To You.

Afrodeutsche hosts an hour of escapist music from the UK’s brightest contemporary composers, including John Pickard's shimmering Ave Maris Stella performed by the BBC Singers, and Manchester based composer Rachel Philip with the evocative track, Wax Ephemeral.

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Last on

Sun 18 May 202521:00
BBC Radio 3 Unwind

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Music Played

  • Joanna Borrett

    Highlands

    Performer: Joanna Borrett.

  • Joel Pike

    The Sweetness of the Morning - Radio Edit

    Performer: Tiny Leaves.

  • Isobel Waller-Bridge

    Daylight

    Performer: Isobel Waller-Bridge.

  • Gavin Bryars

    Lauda 1

    Performer: Gavin Bryars.

  • Elliot Jack Sansom

    Head Above the Clouds

    Performer: Elliot Jack Sansom.

  • Owain Park

    O Send Out Thy Light

    Performer: Owain Park.

  • Chris Tolley

    A Sense of Calm

    Performer: Chris Tolley.

  • Jim Perkins

    After Dark

    Performer: Jim Perkins.

  • Thomas Hewitt Jones

    Supernova

    Performer: Thomas Hewitt Jones.

  • Paul Smith

    Darkness

    Performer: Paul Smith.

  • Rachael Philip

    Wax Ephemeral

    Performer: Rachael Philip.

  • Angus MacRae

    Bell Jar Movement III

    Performer: Angus MacRae.

  • John Pickard

    Ave Maris Stella

    Performer: John Pickard.

  • Eleanor Turner

    Two Breton Girls by the Sea

    Performer: Eleanor Turner.

  • Alexis Ffrench

    Returning to You

    Performer: Alexis Ffrench.

  • Georg Philipp Telemann

    Concerto in G for four violins

    Performer: Alice Harnoncourt. Performer: Kurt Theiner. Performer: Peter Schoberwalter. Performer: Walter Pfeiffer.
    • Teldec.

Broadcast

  • Sun 18 May 202521:00
    BBC Radio 3 Unwind