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Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Music Day 2017

Highlights from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Music Day 2017, an annual celebration of music across the UK that aims to unite communities and generations, with broadcasts across Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ TV, Radio and digital.

Highlights from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Music Day 2017, an annual celebration of music across the UK that aims to unite communities and generations, with broadcasts across Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ TV, Radio and digital.

Over 900 live music events took place and the theme this year was the power of music.

Texas and the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Scottish Symphony Orchestra performed a free concert for a thousand fans at Glasgow’s Barrowlands.

Radio 5 Live’s Sports Panel hosted a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Music Day special with unique performances by Will Young and the Courteeners performing with the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Philharmonic orchestra.

Special performances from Ambassadors OMD and She Drew The Gun for 6 Music’s Radcliffe and Maconie were broadcast live from Liverpool’s British Music Experience.

Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Local Radio and The British Plaque Trust unveiled 47 new plaques celebrating some of the UK’s most iconic musicians and venues. Plaques commemorated David Bowie in London, Dr Who composer Delia Derbyshire in Coventry and broadcaster John Peel in Suffolk.

Ten Pieces, the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s classical music initiative, joined the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Music Day festivities with over 100,000 pupils in more than 500 schools across the UK taking part in special Ten Pieces music assemblies. And children north and south achieved new musical world records.

Ozzy Osbourne, Shaun Ryder, Alfie Boe and Miles Kane took over the tram announcements in UK cities, surprising passengers on their daily commute.

Bell ringing groups around the world united to ring bells at 7pm local time in support of Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Music Day. This included bell-ringers from as far afield as Zimbabwe, Australia and Botswana.

Celebrations around the UK included a thousand musicians performing over 24 hours in Sheffield, Sgt. Pepper festivities in Liverpool and a Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Music Day award for the brass band that best illustrated the theme of the power of music.

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