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with Keith Bramich

Streaming BBC Radio Three

The BBC's prestigious arts channel Radio 3 has recently begun streaming live on the net. The BBC are using a 20kbps Real Audio feed in stereo, and they regret that not all programmes are yet available. Controller Roger Wright refers to Radio 3 as 'the most important high quality classical music and cultural network in the world'. Have a listen and see what you think.

Classical beginnings

A new monthly newsletter from California is now available for those who 'enjoy classical music but may not have the time, energy or resources to learn about it'. This one isn't free, however. There's (a little) more information on the Classical Beginnings website.

Belgrade Cultural Centre Music Programme

The Belgrade Cultural Centre Music Programme is online with details of some regular concerts (including a series called The Flute Always and Everywhere), some broadcast on Radio Belgrade, and featuring many other arts. There's rather less information than many of us would like, and some of the pages are a little out of date, but it's nicely designed.

The Australian Voices

In case you missed the paragraph about this group in our On the horizon article recently, have a look at the neat website (run as part of ArtsNOW Australia) of The Australian Voices - a group of young adult singers directed by Australian composer and conductor Stephen Leek. From the look of some of the photos on this site, it looks as though they have a good time too ...

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To listen to the sound stream linked from this article, you may need to download RealNetworks' realplayer G2.