‘Dive right in, meet people, and collaborate. The more musicians you work with, the more you learn’
Interviews with musicians, composers and conductors
‘Dive right in, meet people, and collaborate. The more musicians you work with, the more you learn’
‘Making the work I want to make with collaborators I admire and cherish.’
‘Keep an open mind, be omnivorous, don’t be afraid of influences – have confidence that some kind of voice will emerge in you.’
‘Write the music you want to see in the world. Don’t write to please anyone else or to fit a “sound” you think is expected of you. Write what you want to write.’
‘The most important thing is to feel you are writing the best music you possibly can. But it’s nice to be busy (but not too busy), to be valued by your peers, and to be appreciated by your audience too.’