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Featured Work  The Soldier (1914)
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News Updated! June 6, 2013 Ted Vives named finalist in The 2013 American Prize in Composition - Choral Division “The Music Lesson” reviewed in the April 2013 issue of International Trombone Association Journal Ted Vives named Semi-finalist in The 2013 American Prize in Composition - Choral Division New Music for Advanced Band Beethoven’s 9th Symphony (Complete) for Concert Band, Soloists, and Chorus News.htmlNews.htmlshapeimage_6_link_0
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