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Spotlight, S1 E5: the composer and musical director

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Spotlight is the Music Network's regular podcast shining the spotlight on someone involved in music in their working life.

Jonathan Girling is a Composer & MD with the National Theatre (Macbeth, A Winter’s Tale ‘18 & ‘19), Royal Shakespeare Company, The Kite Runner, CBSO, ENO, and Channel 4: theatre, dance, classical & film. You can see his website here, and find him on Twitter here.

In this podcast recorded at Word Alive 2019, Music Network co-ordinator Tom Chevis chats to Jonathan about his work, his faith, his top tips for music students wanting to live distinctively for Christ in the world of music, and the need for a Christian presence in the arts.

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Tom Chevis

Tom's parents met in the London Symphony Chorus, and Tom's Grandma conducted a male-voice choir that his Grandad was in. Unsurprisingly, choral music played a significant part of Tom's upbringing, …

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