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i spent a lot of time in hs in the choir room, so a lot of my favorites stem from choir music. bach is a personal favorite, as is mozart.
i also spent a lot of time as a kid dancing, so i love ballets. stravinsky's petrouchka and firebird suite are two i adore, as well as tchaikovsky's nutcracker suite and swan lake.
as far as more modern composers go, i really enjoy gershwin. if you get a chance, check out the musical "crazy for you." very interesting.
i also enjoy eric whitacre a lot, also stemming from love of choral music. check out his arrangement of lux aurumque for brass as well as water night.
just recently started listening to lots of classical musical and opera(mostly because it's the one station that doesn't have commercials), so appreciate any suggestions anyone has on composers.
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