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An interview with Aaron Holloway-Nahum

Monday, April 22, 2013

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We talk to Aaron Holloway-Nahum in the run up to the May 2013 concert to get to know him a bit better, hear about him as a composer and the inspiration behind the new piece he's written for the concert

An interview with Emma-Ruth Richards

Saturday, April 27, 2013

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An interview with Emma-Ruth Richards to hear about the piece she's written for our May 2013 concert as well as getting to know her and how she writes

We talk to Michael Cutting

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

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A brief interview with Michael Cutting to hear about his inspiration and background

An interview with Piers Tattersall

Saturday, May 4, 2013

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We talk to Piers Tattersall to get to know him and talk about how he wrote his new piece inspirated by a story about adultery

An interview with Yuko Ohara

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

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Yuko Ohara tells us about her background and about her piece Double Helix for solo flute which will receive it's UK premiere at our upcoming concert

Talking to Chris Beagles from the Atea Quintet

Friday, May 10, 2013

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We spoke to Chris Beagles, the horn player in the Atea Quintet, about playing in the quintet and what they've been up to recently

Talking to Richard Uttley

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

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Richard Uttley talks to us about enjoying being surprised by composers and how they can be evil

Richard Uttley talking with Ed Nesbit

Sunday, February 9, 2014

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Ed Nesbit's A Pretence of Wit was performed in the first New Dots concert (November 2012), and so it was very nice to see it shortlisted in the Vocal category for a British Composer Award last year. Richard Uttley caught up with him to get his thoughts on writing music and making a career as a composer.

Jan Vriend interview

Sunday, October 26, 2014

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Composer Jan Vriend speaks to Richard Uttley about creativity, boundaries, criticism and broadcasting

Interview with composer Emma-Ruth Richards

Friday, March 27, 2015

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Emma-Ruth Richards wrote Caught on the Corner for the Atea Quintet in our second concert back in 2013. Meryl caught up with her to find out what she's been up to since then. Emma-Ruth talks about empty page days, complexity and her new recorder