Composer (and viola player)

Available for 29 days

Donald Macleod joins Sally Beamish at her home on the south coast of England. Together, they explore Beamish's growing success as a composer, from her first BBC Proms appearance under her own name to the long struggle to find a publisher. She reflects on the champions who supported her, the importance of patronage, and the international connections that helped her music reach new audiences. FirstPeace Imogen Whitehead, trumpet Viola Concerto No. 1 Philip Dukes, viola Robert Cohen, cello Gordon Hunt, oboe Swedish Chamber Orchestra Ola Rudner, conductor City Stanzas (Piano Concerto No. 3): Burlesque Jonathan Biss, piano Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra Omer Meir Wellber, conductor Bridging the Day Robert Irvine, cello Sally Beamish, piano Trinculo Imogen Whitehead, trumpet Jennifer Walsh, piano Produced by Ellie Ajao for BBC Audio Wales.