BBC Music Magazine

Three to look out for

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Alan Davey, the controller of BBC Radio 3, picks out three great moments to tune into this November Harlem Renaissanc­e Donald Macleod is joined all week by the composer and trumpeter Wynton Marsalis to explore the pivotal musical voices and the far-reaching impact of this cross-cultural revival of African American music, dance, art, fashion, literature, theatre, politics and scholarshi­p. Composer of the Week: 14-18 November, 12 noon

The Microphone

Oral historian and broadcaste­r Alan Dein examines how the invention of the microphone transforme­d the world we live in, and charts its journey of influence through culture, history and technology. Sunday Feature: 13 November, 6.45pm

Freiburg Baroque Orchestra

For St Cecilia’s Day, this esteemed German period ensemble celebrates music’s holy patroness with a captivatin­g programme including Purcell’s eponymous Ode and Chacony in G minor, and Handel’s Trio Sonata in G, HWV 399 and anthem ‘As pants the hart’.

Radio 3 In Concert: 22 November, 7.30pm

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