Breakfast

Supporting Content

• The Radio 3 Carol Competition 2020

  Here's everything you need to know about our competition for budding composers.

  

• How to write a Christmas number one

  Gospel and classical music experts reveal the secrets to writing a catchy Christmas tune.

  

• Postcards from Composers

  New 30-second works for solo instrumentalists by UK-based composers.

  

• Five simple steps for morning mindfulness

  How listening to R3 Breakfast can reduce stress, aid mindfulness and cure morning breath.

  

• Contact Breakfast

  Get in touch to let us know about the music you want to hear on Radio 3 Breakfast.

  

• Wake up your brain cells with our morning music quiz

  How many of these rousing music questions can you answer?

  

• Sounds of the Earth

  In this Weekend Breakfast feature, we hear the natural world in its many guises.

  

• Listener recordings

  Sometimes Breakfast may use listener recordings. Click here for terms and conditions.

  

• Chilled – five great Russian winter pieces you’ve mostly never heard of …

  The BBC's Steve Rosenberg (a handy pianist) chips the ice off favourite classical scores.

  

• Get singing: The Pankhurst Anthem

  We're inviting singers to mark 100 years of UK women's suffrage with a new choral work.

  

• Kiri's 20 Favourite Voices

  Drawing from her amazing singing career Dame Kiri selects her 20 favourite voices.

  

• Breakfast

  Petroc Trelawny and Georgia Mann wake up the UK with all you need to start your day at 6.30am every weekday, whilst Martin Handley and Elizabeth Alker ease you into the weekend on Saturday and Sunday from 7.00am.
  
  You're hear all kinds of classical music, from well-known favourites to occasional surprises, the latest BBC News, musical anniversaries and cultural reflections, and we'll keep you up to date with events in your area with our regular round-up of amateur concerts.

  To tell us about the music that you want to wake up to, e-mail us at 3breakfast@bbc.co.uk, write to BBC Radio 3 Breakfast, Broadcasting House, London W1A 1AA or get in touch via the Radio 3 Facebook page.

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