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Drawn to Music - Adams's 'Short Ride in a Fast Machine'
James Mayhew paints to 'Short Ride in a Fast Machine, performed by BBC NOW

Composition: Wales 2026

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    Drawn to Music - Adams's 'Short Ride in a Fast Machine'
  2. Are you interested in applying for Composition: Wales 26?
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    Are you interested in applying for Composition: Wales 26?
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    Want to be part of something extraordinary?
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    Learn how to publish, protect, and promote your work as a composer
  5. A message from Sir James Macmillan
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    A message from Sir James Macmillan
  6. BBC NOW perform Beethoven's Egmont Overture
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    BBC NOW perform Beethoven's Egmont Overture
  7. Discover More: Conflict and Triumph
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    Discover More: Conflict and Triumph
  8. BBC NOW perform Schwertsik's Epilog zu Rosamunde
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    BBC NOW perform Schwertsik's Epilog zu Rosamunde
  9. BBC 100 - Ryan Bancroft
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    BBC 100 - Ryan Bancroft
  10. Discover More/Darganfod Mwy: Shostakovich 12
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    Discover More/Darganfod Mwy: Shostakovich 12
  11. What's in Gwen MacDonald's gig bag?
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    What's in Gwen MacDonald's gig bag?
  12. What's in David Stark's gig bag?
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    What's in David Stark's gig bag?
  13. Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's Nonet in F minor
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    Samuel Coleridge-Taylor's Nonet in F minor
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    Classics with NOW: Fanny Mendelssohn, Three a cappella Choruses
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