Perhaps the true definition of success is a really enthusiastic audience reaction
Author: The Cross-Eyed Pianist
Frances Wilson is a pianist, writer, music and arts reviewer, music PR, and blogger on classical music and pianism under the pen name 'The Cross-Eyed Pianist'
Julie Scolnik, flautist
I have always believed that success lies not in the numbers of people sitting in the audience but in the honesty and emotional depth of the experience
Catherine Liddell, lutenist/theorbist
We need to bring the music to the audience, which is more than just figuring out ways to get the people to come where the music is
Peter Fribbins, composer
Melody and harmony are important to me, almost always in the context of prevailing diatonic tonality, either directly or indirectly, and also strong personality and individuality of expression and purpose, otherwise I think there is probably no point in writing a piece
Anne Dudley, composer
You need a degree of self-belief to keep going – composing is actually quite hard work.
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