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of the proposed aims by making these partnerships? What was it the Singers were not doing
that caused the axe to fall?

When Arts Council England took away the funding of the English National Opera it told the
company to go to Manchester. No-one it seems had made a feasibility study. I worry that this is
now the case with the decision to axe the BBC Singers. I believe the decision is all about
‘ticking boxes’ and takes no account of the value of a cherished asset.

I asked at the beginning who made the decision. I also want to know when it was made. I note
that Alan Davey left recently as head of Radio 3. I wonder if Sam Jackson, his successor, knew
about this when he took on the job.

Ronald Corp OBE is a Composer and Conductor.
www.ronaldcorp.co.uk/
@RonaldGCorp

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