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Sunday, May 17, 2015
Mervyn Burtch
Composer -- via Wales Online. An extremely "practical" composer, he is being termed in his obituaries -- meaning, of course, that he responded to reality. It is fascinating that he composed many fine works for younger performers without abandoning his modernist vocabulary. It is quite a tricky business to write something challenging for less experienced players, but not so challenging that it defeats their will.
