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Sounds Classical

Radio Ulster's classical show, an entertaining mix of popular classics, news, reviews and interviews

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    22/11/2009

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    With Marie-Louise Muir. Including a live performance of the Hallelujah Chorus.

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"Family Connections" BBC Radio Ulster Family Concert

Marie-Louise Muir, presenter of BBC Radio Ulster's Sounds Classical programme, presents a concert of Family Connections performed by the Ulster Orchestra, conducted by Bobby Houlihan.

The concert will include works by the Bach, Mendelssohn, and Strauss families.

For tickets please visit the BBC Northern Ireland Ticket line on 0370 901 1227 or visit our website...

BBC Northern Ireland Tickets Website

70th Birthday Celebrations

One of the highlights of the 2009 Belfast Festival at Queen’s was the concert with two of Northern Ireland’s most acclaimed poets: Seamus Heaney and Michael Longley, celebrating their 70th birthdays with the Ulster Orchestra, conducted by Proinnsios O’Duinn.

The concert took place at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast on 17 October 2009 and was broadcast on BBC Radio Ulster’s Sounds Classical programme on 18 and 25 October, presented by Marie Louise Muir.

Festival Nights was there for BBC1 Northern Ireland.

Listen to the whole concert.

Sing Hallelujah with Sounds Classical

On next week's show we'll have a very special performance of Handel's Hallejulah chorus to mark the 250th anniversary of the composer's death - part of a BBC-wide project called Sing Hallejulah! Singers from across NI will be joining Marie-Louise Muir in studio to perfom the chorus at the top of the show. The event will be fronted by the Belfast-based chamber choir Melisma and they will also be performing a selection of other pieces in the programme. All that, plus more performances from local young musicians, the usual music news, reviews and popular classics …

Sing Hallelujah

Coming up

Sunday, 20:03 on Radio Ulster

29/11/2009

With Marie-Louise Muir, including the first part of the Sounds Classical Concert.

3 more programmes coming up in the next 7 days.

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