Music Matters is a Talk Show programme.

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Music Matters

James MacMillan and guests explore how composers capture the ocean's power, mystery and ecological themes. Topics include orchestration techniques in La Mer, the sea as a symbol of divine creation in Vaughn Williams' A Sea Symphony, and minimalist approaches to vastness in John Luther Adams' Become Ocean, highlighting music's connection to nature. Former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams reads his own poetry, which is written to evoke a rising spring of creative inspiration.

Genre: Talk Show

When is Music Matters next on TV?

It's next showing on BBC Radio 3 December 27th, 1:00pm and on BBC Radio 3 January 3rd, 2026, 1:00pm. See more...

Main Cast

Richard Denison
Toks Dada
Nicholas Collon
Bruno Messina
John Eliot Gardiner
Philip Tagney
Matthew Dover
Andrew King
Kate Molleson
Juan Carlos Jaramillo
David Cairns
Andy King
Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Tom Service
Yo-Yo Ma
Thea Musgrave