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Words and Music Canada: From Sea to Sea to Sea Words and Music: Canada 150: From Sea to Sea to Sea

As part of Radio 3's Canada 150 week, pieces of music and poems read by William Hope and Jane Perry that reflect how Canada has been shaped by the arrival of settlers from all parts of the world through the ages. The writers featured include Margaret Atwood, Wayne Keon, Alice Munro, Γ‰mile Nelligan and Rita Joe and there's music by a range of Canadian composers including Violet Archer, Marjan Mozetich, John Greer, Joni Mitchell and Talivaldis Kenins. Producer: Torquil MacLeod CANADA 150: a week of programmes from across Canada, marking the 150th anniversary of the founding of the nation and exploring the range and diversity of Canadian music and arts.