I describe my work generally as ‘contemporary classical for the modern romantic’.
Interviews with musicians, composers and conductors
I describe my work generally as ‘contemporary classical for the modern romantic’.
Working with musicians who connect with what you’ve written is as good as it gets for me. To hear a musician applying his or her decades of experience to your music is the greatest privilege imaginable.
I relish composing for specific performers – it always shapes the music
People need to listen to the music first and make their own minds up
I seek to write music that is uplifting to perform and direct, interweaving recurring melodies for each voice to sing