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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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 now that they have a reprieve and i m absolutely delighted. the country doesn t respect, really, how good they are. l the threat to the singers had provoked widespread protest. the conductor, sirjohn elliott gardner, said it was a scandal. 140,000 people signed a petition. but the bbc, which has five orchestras and a choir, is under huge pressure to cut costs. its income has dropped by around 40% in real terms in recent years,
however, what began as the wireless chorus of 192a didn t look as if it was going to make it to its centenary year. the bbc said it had to make cuts and the choir would close in september. however, there has been a u turn. in the queue for today s concert, there was a relief that britain s only full time, salaried choir has been saved. it s something to aspire to. certainly for young singers coming up professionally. ijust read on my phone now that they have a reprieve and i m delighted. the country doesn t respect, really, how good they are. l it is, though, a familiar story. the bbc s budget has dropped by around a0%, but each time it tries to cut something, protests. the conductor, sirjohn elliott gardner, said the planned closure was a scandal. 140,000 people signed a petition. what s changed is an offer from two as yet unnamed external organisations who ve offered to help