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Hear and Now: British Composer Awards 2012

01/12/2012

British Composer Awards 2012

BBC Radio 3 - Hear and Now, British Composer Awards 2012

Ivan Hewett and guests pick favourites from the 2012 British Composer Awards shortlist.

To preview the 2012 British Composer Awards ceremony, Ivan Hewett and guests Helen Wallace and Guy Damann choose their personal favourites from the shortlisted pieces.

The British Composer Awards celebrate their tenth anniversary this year. In the runup to Monday's awards ceremony, Ivan Hewett and guest critics Helen Wallace and Guy Damann choose their personal favourites from the pieces on the 2012 shortlist.

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