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Waterloo Festival 2014 Short Film Score Composition Competition

June 20, 2014 Abigail Fox

This competition required an Oboe Quintet as the scoring instrumentation. Here is the video with my score.

Journey's End from Abigail Fox on Vimeo.

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March 2022
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October 2021
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July 2021
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November 2020
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August 2020
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June 2020
- 12 Jun 2020 First sight of my Symphonic Orchestral Score 12 Jun 2020
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May 2020
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April 2020
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July 2019
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February 2019
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January 2019
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November 2018
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September 2018
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May 2018
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April 2018
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March 2018
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February 2018
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January 2018
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November 2017
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September 2017
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May 2017
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March 2017
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June 2015
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February 2015
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December 2014
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November 2014
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October 2014
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September 2014
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August 2014
- 28 Aug 2014 Chester Film Co-op: Art in the Place 28 Aug 2014
June 2014
- 20 Jun 2014 Waterloo Festival 2014 Short Film Score Composition Competition 20 Jun 2014
- 2 Jun 2014 Chester Film Co-op: ALIEN sting 2 Jun 2014
May 2014
- 31 May 2014 Chester Film Co-op: CHAPLIN sting 31 May 2014
- 19 May 2014 Ghosts of the Odeon 19 May 2014
- 6 May 2014 Javier Pérez Garrido performs "Romance" by Abigail Fox 6 May 2014
April 2014
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November 2013
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September 2013
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February 2013
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September 2011
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July 2011
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July 2010
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October 2009
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December 2008
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August 2008
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July 2008
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November 2004
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