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Composer of the Week

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An informative guide to composers' lives and their music.

An informative and accessible guide to composers' lives and their music.

Composer of the Week: Sally Beamish (1956-)

Composer of the Week: Sally Beamish (1956-): Episode 1: Early Works

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Episode 1: Early Works

Sally Beamish (1956-)

Early Works

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Sally Beamish tells Donald Macleod about her earliest commissions.

Sally Beamish discusses her earliest commissions, as well as how moving to Scotland and motherhood influenced her in becoming a composer.

This week Donald Macleod visits Sally Beamish in her home near Loch Lomond, to talk to her about her work. Sally has been composing since she was a child but only set out on the path of professional composer after moving to Scotland in 1990, having already established a successful career as a viola player. Today she discusses her earliest commissions and how moving to Scotland, and motherhood, influenced her decision to become a composer.

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Hebrides Ensemble

No, I'm Not Afraid - Six poems by Irina Ratushinskaya 
Geoffrey Cox (oboe)/ Swedish Chamber Orchestra / Ola Rudner (cond) / Sally Beamish (narrator)

Tuscan Lullaby 
Mary Wiegold (soprano)/ The Composers Ensemble/ Dominic Muldowney (cond)

Symphony No.1 
Royal Scottish National Orchestra/ Martyn Brabbins (cond).

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Donald Macleod visits Sally Beamish in her Scottish as she talks about her life and work

Donald Macleod visits Sally Beamish in her home near Loch Lomond to learn about her life and work. Sally began composing professionally in 1990, having already established herself as a viola player

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