‘Keep an open mind, be omnivorous, don’t be afraid of influences – have confidence that some kind of voice will emerge in you.’
Tag: contemporary classical music
Maria Konoshenko, mezzo-soprano & composer
‘My music reacts to what is happening in the world. Then life decides.’
Cheryl Frances-Hoad, composer
‘The most important thing is to feel you are writing the best music you possibly can. But it’s nice to be busy (but not too busy), to be valued by your peers, and to be appreciated by your audience too.’
Douglas J Cuomo, composer
‘I think the thing that always should be in mind is the unique power of music to move people, to bring them together in a shared experience, and to give them joy.’
Evelyne Berezovsky, pianist
‘For me, success is the feeling of complete immersion on stage — a loss of self where music exists without effort or self-consciousness’
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