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The September 2023 issue of Limelight is now available online, with hard copies on their way to those with a print subscription. Click below to go straight to the issue, or continue on to find out what’s inside.

What does artificial intelligence mean for music-making?

by Oliver Bown

How a new work for West Australian Ballet seeks to echo Van Gogh.

by Jansson J. Antmann

The winding path that led to Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall’s new musical.

by Deborah Jones

We explore the life and music of William Byrd, 400 years after his death.

by Clive Paget

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