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WilliamBolcom

EighthSymphonyforChorusandOrchestra(2005-2007)onWilliamBlake’sPropheticBooks

WILLIAMBOLCOMWASBORNINSEATTLE,WASHINGTON,ONMAY26,1938,ANDLIVESINANNARBOR,

MICHIGAN.HEBEGANHISEIGHTHSYMPHONYIN2005,FINISHINGTHESHORTSCOREONOCTOBER12THAT

YEARANDCOMPLETINGTHEORCHESTRATIONBYMARCH2007(WITHOTHERPROJECTSINTERVENING).IT

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LEVINEFORMANYYEARSOFCOLLABORATIONANDFRIENDSHIP.”

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enlargednumeroussensescouldpercieve.”