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- ↑ The Gramophone - Volume 86 2008 Page 60 "Earliest is the Violin Concerto (2004) by Ben Foskett, a gaudy organised single movement that finds the soloist gradually breaking free from the densely textured harmonies of the ensemble, culminating in aggressive rhythmic confrontation.. ."
- ↑ Clarinet and Saxophone 2004 - Volume 29 - Page 59 "His programme included an exciting world premiere of a work by Ben Foskett, Trying to see more."
- ↑ Whitaker's Shorts: Five Years in Review 1472906160 Bloomsbury Publishing - 2013 "As the UK's largest commissioning body of classical music, the BBC Proms revealed 12 world premieres, including Paris based Brit Ben Foskett's From Trumpet, Ryan Wigglesworth's The Genesis of Secrecy and even drum'n'bass DJ Goldie ..."
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