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Article: The violins of the soul; Brief Encounter: Liz MacPherson talks to composer Keith Getty.(Features)
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- The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland)
- Article date:
- May 9, 1998
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Keith Getty, the composer and creator of Jack, a musical portrait of the Belfast-born writer CS Lewis which will have its world premier at Belfast's Waterfront Hall on November 7 before touring in Britain and America, is clearly ecstatic about the project.
But then what composer wouldn't be, especially if they are just 23 years old and it's their first major musical?
But, despite his youth, Getty is well equipped for the project. When you've spent your teens listening to your work being performed by school choirs and orchestras, studied the flute with James ...