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The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra is the BBC's classical music ensemble in Scotland. The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC, sometimes also known as the Beeb or Auntie) is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, founded in 1922. ... Motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within Europe Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 kmÂ² 1. ...

Its current Chief Conductor is the Israeli-born Ilan Volkov, the youngest ever chief conductor of any BBC orchestra. Ilan Volkov (born 1976, Israel) is an orchestra conductor. ...

Formed in 1935, it developed a strong profile supporting the BBC Symphony Orchestra in the UK and abroad, performing regularly at the BBC Proms, the Edinburgh and Cheltenham festivals. 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The BBC Symphony Orchestra is the principal orchestra of the British Broadcasting Corporation and one of the leading orchestras in Britain. ... A Promenade concert in the Royal Albert Hall, 2004. ... There is no one Edinburgh Festival but those using the term are usually referring to the collection of various festivals in August and early September of each year in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... The Cheltenham Festival is the most prestigious meeting in the National Hunt racing calendar in the United Kingdom. ...

Every season, it tours Scotland extensively, bringing orchestral classical music to the smaller provincial towns as well as the larger cities. It also has a recording contract with Hyperion Records. Hyperion Records is an independent British classical record label, named after Hyperion, one of the Titans of Greek mythology. ...

In 2006 the orchestra returned to its home, the Glasgow City Hall, which had undergone several years of restoration and refurbishment. 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Glasgows City Halls and Fruitmarket is a concert hall and old fruitmarket in Glasgow, Scotland. ...

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BBC Symphony Orchestra (241 words)
	The BBC Symphony Orchestra is the principal orchestra of the British Broadcasting Corporation and one of the leading orchestras in Britain.
	The orchestra frequently commissions works by contemporary composers, and is a particular champion of new British works.
	The other BBC orchestras are the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra[?], the BBC National Orchestra of Wales[?], the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra[?] and the BBC Concert Orchestra[?].

Classical Net Review - MacMillan - Triduum (966 words)
	Symphony "Vigil," the final section of Triduum, is less concertante in style than the two previous works, but it does feature a prominent role for brass quintet, whose members are initially offstage, but later deploy themselves around the performance space.
	The symphony concludes with quiet, "eternal" music that expresses joy at the resurrection, a sense of mystery, and perhaps a suggestion that the story of Christ and mankind is not yet finished.
	The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Vänskä play Triduum with heroic commitment, and special praise must be given to soloists Pendrill and Wallfisch for the strong melodic core they give to their individual works.

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