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Anthony Burgess: “My great ambition was to be a composer”
Author Anthony Burgess explains his desire to compose to jazz pianist Oscar Peterson.
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    Anthony Burgess: “My great ambition was to be a composer”
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    Dee Dee Bridgewater sings Lonely Woman
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    Jazz Voice finale: Ray Charles medley
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    Jazz Voice: Interval Interviews
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    1990: The World Premiere of James MacMillan's The Confession of Isobel Gowdie
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