‘Keep on keeping on and be happy along the way. The journey isn’t always easy but it should bring you happiness.’
Alec Frank-Gemmill, horn player
Making something sound exactly how I want it to.
Arash Safaian, composer
I believe the greatest challenge for today’s composers is that contemporary classical music is still not seen as an undeniable part of the classical music world. Worshipping the great masters of the past has been for a long time the main aspiration for musicians all over the world. But a lot is moving in an exciting direction right now.
Enis Rotthoff, film score composer
The inspiration for my compositions can come from a great conversation with the filmmaker, the film itself or a certain scene. I like to be as open as possible in the beginning.
Ed Bennett, composer
I’m interested in a kind of clarity and perhaps simplicity although I really like dense sounds which feel like they might overwhelm you.
Dave Camwell, saxophonist
Musicians need to be technically solid, artistically interesting, unfailingly hard working and promotionally savvy.
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