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What does it really take to build a career as a professional composer?
Watch the panel discussion and hear insights from leading figures across the industry.
  1. What does it really take to build a career as a professional composer?
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    What does it really take to build a career as a professional composer?
  2. Donal Bannister and the BBC NOW brass perform Thoughts of Love by Arthur Pryor arr. Donal Bannister
    07:45
    Donal Bannister and the BBC NOW brass perform Thoughts of Love by Arthur Pryor arr. Donal Bannister
  3. Lenny Sayers’ advice on performing and self-belief
    02:09
    Lenny Sayers’ advice on performing and self-belief
  4. James Mayhew paints 'Mars' from Holst's The Planets
    05:44
    James Mayhew paints 'Mars' from Holst's The Planets
  5. Classics with NOW: Bach, 'Jesu, meine Freude'
    21:15
    Classics with NOW: Bach, 'Jesu, meine Freude'
  6. A special lockdown message from Tadaaki Otaka
    03:44
    A special lockdown message from Tadaaki Otaka
  7. Spotlight On: Ryan Bancroft
    27:09
    Spotlight On: Ryan Bancroft
  8. The homes of BBC NOW / Cartrefi'r gerddorfa
    01:45
    The homes of BBC NOW / Cartrefi'r gerddorfa
  9. Classics with NOW: Franck, Symphony in D minor
    40:35
    Classics with NOW: Franck, Symphony in D minor
  10. BBC NOW perform Colin Matthews '... through the glass' with conductor Martyn Brabbins
    16:05
    BBC NOW perform Colin Matthews '... through the glass' with conductor Martyn Brabbins
  11. Mark Wigglesworth
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    Mark Wigglesworth
  12. Composition: Wales 2025 - Composer, William Cox
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    Composition: Wales 2025 - Composer, William Cox
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