In total, radio stations pay in the neighborhood of 3% of their revenue for composer-related royalties.

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"I think a lot of people are wanting the world from a product they've just released, " said Justin Henderson, 32, a composer from Atlanta who had been in line since 3 a.m.

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The project recently passed phase two with the concert presented here, as Orpheus gave the first performance of Muse, a new piece by American composer, Christopher Theofanidis based on Bach's Brandenburg Concerto No. 3.

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