his visit to germany later in the week will go ahead. the bbc has paused plans to scrap the bbc singers, the uk s only full time professional chamber choir, after a public backlash against the move. the singers were due to be axed just before their centenary because of bbc budget cuts, but now, the corporation says they will continue performing while it looks at other ways of funding them, as our media correspondent david sillito reports. singing the bbc singers a part of british musical life for nearly 100 years. however, what began as the wireless chorus of 192a didn t look as though it was going to make it to its centenary year. the bbc said it had to make cuts the choir would close in september. however, there s been a u turn. and in the queue for today s concert, there was relief that britain s only full time, salaried professional choir looks to have been saved. it s something to aspire to, certainly for young singers coming up professionally. ijust read on my phone
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