Marriage on the horizon
Donald Macleod explores the early years of Smith’s marriage to a lawyer, Frederick Meadows White
Donald Macleod explores the early years of Smith’s marriage to a lawyer, Frederick Meadows White. With guests Ian Graham-Jones and Leanne Langley, Macleod delves into the impact this marriage had upon Smith’s creativity, and how her husband supported his wife’s artistic endeavours whilst Smith continued to compose outside conventional boundaries for the time.
The First Snowfall
Emily Gray, mezzo soprano
Timothy Salter, piano
Out of the Deep (Psalm 130)
Andrew Rupp, baritone
BBC Singers
Richard Pearce, organ
Gabriella Teychenne, conductor
Overture ‘Lalla Rookh’
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Emilie Godden, conductor
String Quartet ‘Tubal-Cain’ (Andante)
Kleio Quartet
Six Short Pieces (No 5 in A flat)
Hiroaki Takenouchi, piano
Overture ‘Endymion No 2’
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
Emilie Godden, conductor
Produced by Luke Whitlock for BBC Audio Wales & West
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Alice Mary Smith
The First Snowfall
Performer: Timothy Salter. Singer: Emily Gray.![]()
Alice Mary Smith
Out of the Deep (Psalm 130)
Performer: Richard Pearce. Singer: Andrew Rupp. Choir: BBC Singers. Conductor: Gabriella Teychenné.![]()
Alice Mary Smith
Overture 'Lalla Rookh'
Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Emilie Godden.![]()
Alice Mary Smith
String Quartet in E minor 'Tubal-Cain' (1st mvt)
Performer: Kleio Quartet.![]()
Alice Mary Smith
6 Short Pieces (No.5 in A flat)
Performer: Hiroaki Takenouchi.![]()
Alice Mary Smith
Overture No. 2 'Endymion '
Orchestra: BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra. Conductor: Emilie Godden.
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