Interviews with musicians, composers and conductors
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
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
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
You need a degree of self-belief to keep going – composing is actually quite hard work.
My pieces have tended to be dramatic, atmospheric, multi-tonal, quirky… nothing is set so I am compositionally flexible!
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