‘Keep on keeping on and be happy along the way. The journey isn’t always easy but it should bring you happiness.’
James Lisney, pianist
Pianistically, everything remains impossibly difficult and, ultimately, relatively easy.
Matthijs van Dijk, composer
Who or what inspired you to take up composing, and pursue a career in music? I come from a musical family so I think it
Martin Gaughan, composer
the thing perhaps that links my compositional language is a sense of expressiveness, I feel a great need to express how I feel and think, as I am sure do all composers. I can’t, for example, work solely with serial techniques
Andrew Smith, composer
There are so many different kinds of success. I like to say that the biggest compliment a composer can receive is a good first performance. Knowing I have the motivation and desire to keep writing music means I’ve succeeded in making a good career choice. Or perhaps success is a word of appreciation after a performance, knowing that my music has made a connection.
Sergio Puccini, guitarist
Who or what inspired you to take up the guitar and pursue a career in music? Well, I started studying guitar at the age of
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