Naomi Thomas, Principal Second Violin of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, describes her outreach work as part of a small group of players working in Patagonia as part of the orchestra's South American Tour.
In the second of a series of blogs, Mark Bowden, resident composer at the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales, describes his collaboration with writer Owen Sheers on his new work, A Violence of Gifts, and explains the mileposts in the process of composition.