Who or what inspired you to pursue a career in music? My mother played the accordion and she has always been my inspiration: it was
Tag: contemporary classical music
Passepartout Duo, piano & percussion
It’s so easy to forget, through all the stress of conservatoires, competitions, and touring that being an artist is the ultimate privilege. We’re getting to do something very special that very few people get to do.
Julian Broadhurst, composer
Percussion is something special to me, tuned and untuned. Some drums are so extensive in their possibilities of sound graduation, pitch and timbre – that I said it was like having an orchestra beneath your fingers
Andrew James Johnson, composer & pianist
Who or what inspired you to take up composing, and pursue a career in music? Although I started playing the piano from around seven years
Marcus Paus, composer
I am a lyrical writer at heart, but I enjoy virtuosity. My eclectic background lets itself be heard most prominently in more energetic passages. I like economy, and clarity of form and content, and I strive to make my material distinct, in order to give my music an internal sense of memory.
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