Music for the day before Easter Sunday includes Vivaldi’s Stabat Mater, with counter-tenor, Andreas Scholl and Ensemble 415 and a selection of different settings from across the centuries of the chant Ubi Caritas, traditionally sung as part of the Holy Thursday liturgy. And at 9.20 we explore the lesser-known realms of nature on our island in Nature File with ecologist, Anja Murray.
Nature File Episode 6 – Blue Tits’ nesting
Blue Tits have been preparing for nesting season for some time now, though it is the female who brings moss into the nesting cavity and shapes it into a cup, before lining it with soft feathers, fur or wool for added insulation. Over the coming weeks, she will lay as many as 16 eggs! Hear more about their nesting habits on today’s Nature File.
RTÉ lyric fm, Saturday 8th April, 7am-10am
