‘Music has the power to transcend boundaries. We can feel it when that happens in concerts, and that feels like success.’
Zeju Fan, pianist
‘The ability to return to the piano and turn an experience I cannot explain in words into music’
Angeline Bell, composer
‘Music education should be seen not as an optional extra but essential for mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.’
Anna Patalong, soprano
‘f one person leaves the audience feeling changed in some way, that’s success as a musician’
Renell Shaw, composer
‘We need to make the concert hall feel less like a place of permission and more like a place where human experience can happen.’
Mokale Koapeng, composer
‘Obliterate elitism and be inclusive of diverse musical styles in our compositions’
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