‘Listen to anything and everything. And enjoy yourself.’
Interviews with musicians, composers and conductors
‘Listen to anything and everything. And enjoy yourself.’
‘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.’
Stay true to yourself and write the music you feel compelled to write, whatever form that takes. Authenticity is everything.
I write music that spans a large spectrum of styles – I love atonality; I love melodies; I love ultra-simple harmony – and I love being free to use all of these and many more – often within the same piece.
I seek to write music that is uplifting to perform and direct, interweaving recurring melodies for each voice to sing