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Dani Howard
Dani Howard is a British composer with an impressive list of commissions from ensembles including the London Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the BBC orchestras. Her debut album of orchestral

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