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Now You're Talking w/ Marshall Ramsey| Conductor & Composer William G. Walker
On this episode Marshall sits down with multifaceted musician, conductor and composer, William Garfield Walker, to talk about his new professional orchestra, the Nova Orchestra Wien, and the challenges of working within a worldwide pandemic.
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