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Rhinegold Publishing
Katy Wright
20th October, 2016
Radio 3 controller Alan Davey pledged to reappraise the station’s commissioning process at the inaugural Diversity and Inclusion in Classsical Composition Conference.
Speaking at the close of the event, which took place yesterday at the
Royal Northern College of Music, Davey said that external
representatives would join the commissioning board for the first time,
rotating to ensure greater transparency and a wider range of
perspectives.
He also announced that he would commission a new work for the
Chineke! Orchestra to be broadcast on Radio 3. The work would be from a
composer who has not previously been commissioned by the station, and
would be chosen in consultation with Chi-chi Nwanoku MBE, the
orchestra’s founder and artistic director, and the BBC commissioning
board.
Davey said that Radio 3 would take the lead in expanding the
perceived canon of composers, broadcasting more music by composers from
BAME backgrounds and recording repertoire that is currently unavailable.
Finally, he committed to reconvening the conference in 12-18 months to ensure ongoing discussions and action.
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