Who or what inspired you to take up the double bass and pursue a career in music? My entire family are musicians, so I have
Interviews with musicians, composers and conductors
Who or what inspired you to take up the double bass and pursue a career in music? My entire family are musicians, so I have
Approach every work with humility and love; approach every work like a composer and put one hundred per cent of yourself into it and value that input.
Don’t be afraid to explore other things……All our life experience feeds into what we do and how we can create and convey music with true feeling
Play music first and your instrument second. Don’t let the difficulties or limitations of an instrument dictate what you say with it.
I love the versatility and dynamism of the saxophone. It can convey so many different emotions, just like the voice can, and one minute you can be making a hugely powerful, aggressive sound and the next you can be floating the sound