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Oliver Kentish

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Other premieres included Prelude and Fugue for Ten Violas, by Oliver Kentish, a British cellist based in Iceland, with solos for each viola is based on the B-A-C-H motif, performed vividly by the Viola Ensemble of Trinity College of
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In addition to composition, Kentish has been the Artistic Director of the Iceland Amateur Symphony Orchestra (Sinfóníuhljómsveit áhugamanna) since 2005.
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Kentish was commissioned by the British Government in 1993 to write the work
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Oliver Kentish is at his best composing to texts, primarily for solo voices
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for 10 violas was premiered in the United Kingdom at the
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"About the Iceland Amateur Symphony Orchestra"
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