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Radio 3,1 min

Elizabeth Maconchey talks in 1983, stating that composing is "one's reason to be alive"

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Elizabeth Maconchey talks to interviewer Jeremy Siepmann about her music, stating that composing is "one's reason to be alive." Broadcasting as part of a Prom Talk in 1983.

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