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Kate Atkinson is one of the UK's leading contemporary authors and this very special event is the latest in our occasional series, bringing together her remarkable writing and performance with classical music from the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra.

We worked with Kate to chose extracts from her extensive prose canon and matched those with suitable pieces of music to make an unforgettable evening at The Barbican in London, recorded for both 麻豆社 Radios 3 and 4.

This presentation for 麻豆社 Radio 4 is an edited version of the full concert, which will be broadcast on Radio 3 at a later date. Each extract is introduced and read by Kate Atkinson.

The chosen readings came from the following publications, written by Kate Atkinson:
Behind The Scenes at the Museum
A God In Ruins
The Void (taken from Normal Rules Don't Apply)
Transcription
Started Early Took My Dog

Music:
ERMANNO WOLF-FERRARI Overture from "Il Segreto di Susanna"
GEORGE GERSHWIN (arr Simon Nathan) Someone To Watch Over Me from Oh, Kay! (sung by: Jamie Parker)
ANNA CLYNE Fractured Time
CHARLES WILLIAMS Devil's Gallop
GEORGE GERSHWIN: Waking the Dog (Promenade) from Shall We Dance

Conductor: Adam Hickox
Vocalist: Jamie Parker
Reader: Kate Atkinson MBE
Producer for 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra: Ben Warren
Producers for Giddy Goat Productions: Steve Doherty and Paul Hughes