Det startades ett upprop när beskedet om att BBC beslutat lägga ned sin egen radiokör – BBC Singers – som varit verksam som ensemble sedan 1924.

Uppropet mot nedläggning började den 7 mars och avslutas den 17 mars. Hittills har mer än 107,000 personer i Storbritannien och runt om i världen undertecknat och protesterat mot nedläggningen.


Till skillnad från svenska Radiokören är kärnan i BBC Singers, cirka 20 korister, heltidsanställda. Ensemblen är ständigt igång i BBC:s olika radiokanaler och i vitt skilda radioprogram. Dessutom ger kören en mängd gratiskonserter runt om i Storbritannien. BBC Singers satsar medvetet på att föra ut körmusiken och körsjungandet i de engelska skolorna. Satsningen på ny körmusik är betydande.

Tonsättarna protesterar

Kompositörer världen över protesterar kraftfullt mot BBC:s planer. Hittills har cirka 700 tonsättare hört av sig (insamlade på 24 timmar). Däribland svenska Karin Rehnqvist, Daniel Nelson, Ida Fahl, Olle Lindberg, Martin Åsander, Henrik Danielsson, Rasmus Krigström, Emil Råberg och Benjamin Staern.

– We write to express our shock and dismay at the announcement of the closure of the BBC Singers. As composers, we recognise the BBC Singers as one of the world’s great advocates for new choral music throughout their 99-year history. The loss of this extraordinary group would be devastating for the future of the art form, for the composers it champions and for the audiences it serves.

Brevet är ställt till de ledande befattningshavarna på BBC: Tim Davie, Charlotte Moore, Lorna Clarke och Simon Webb.

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