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Proms Feature: A Star Danced When He Was Born

BBC Radio 3
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A celebration of the life of Michael Tippett , who died earlier this year. A man of this century and of our time, Tippett once described his role as a composer as being "to transfigure the everyday by a touch of the everlasting", and, in doing so, he touched the hearts of the world. Natalie Wheen pays tribute, using Tippett's music, his own words and those of his friends and colleagues, including Sir Colin Davis. Sir Harrison Birtwistle , Mark-Anthony Turnage ,
Steve Martland and Meirion Bowen. Repeat See also 7.30pm

Contributors

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Michael Tippett
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Natalie Wheen
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Colin Davis.
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Sir Harrison Birtwistle
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Mark-Anthony Turnage
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Steve Martland
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Meirion Bowen.
Source: Radio Times

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