‘Having the freedom to choose your own projects and the confidence to be able to give all of yourself to them.’
Mokale Koapeng, composer
‘Obliterate elitism and be inclusive of diverse musical styles in our compositions’
Adrian Brendel, cellist
‘We need music more than ever to balance our lives healthily and inspire us to slow down sufficiently to really listen and be.’
Bruce Broughton, composer
‘Composers, like all musicians, must practice. They have to learn their craft in order to be fluent. It’s done by practicing over and over and over’
Mike Batt, composer
‘Don’t try to be “of now”.’
Robin Katz, guitarist & composer
‘Learn a lot about one thing, and a little about everything else.’
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