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To: Tim Davie, Director General, BBC; Richard Sharp, Chairman of Governors, BBC
Save the Music
The decision to axe the BBC Singers and cut BBC orchestras in England by 20% should be scrapped. At a time when music education is at a very low ebb, and the Arts Council have weakened, not strengthened, so many arts bodies including musical ones, the last thing the BBC needs to do is further diminish national musical resources. The BBC needs to show it can be trusted with important parts of the nation's cultural capital.
Why is this important?
Britain is a very choral and orchestral country: vast numbers of people participate every week in choirs, orchestras and bands. The presence of top professional ensembles gives a lead to people's activities, as well as providing listening pleasure, and growing a knowledge and love of music throughout people's lives. Anyone who understands this will feel the losses the BBC proposes.
