Take Two, Episode 1: Alan Holley & Shefali Pryor

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Channel: Sydney Symphony Orchestra · 2015 · Music

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What makes a composer set out to write a piece of music for a particular musician? Sydney composer Alan Holley’s new oboe concerto for SSO Associate Principal Oboe Shefali Pryor has been more than four years in the making. In the first episode of Take Two we meet with Alan and Shefali at the composer’s home on Sydney’s Northern Beaches to learn about the creative process behind A Shaft of Light.

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