Who or what inspired you to pursue a career in music? I started playing organ and piano quite young, and sung in a choir when
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Elizabeth Knudson, composer
The most enjoyable pieces to work on are usually ones where I am writing for someone I know well—whether it’s a performer, an ensemble, or a conductor. It’s satisfying to have an ongoing musical relationship in this sense. I am writing for someone I know well, then I already have a good sense of their musical personality, their strengths, their interests— I can play with these ideas and allow them to filter through and mix with my own ideas, to create something new.
Douglas Knehans, composer
It is imperative that music carries with it intense feeling.
Florian Christl, composer & pianist
Who or what inspired you to take up composing, and pursue a career in music? The pure fascination for music, and the piano. It’s been
Jenni Pinnock, composer
I have been improvising and composing as long as I’ve been making music. I knew from very early on that I’d like to make music my career but didn’t know how feasible it was. Meanwhile, I found music appeared in my head and loved writing it down.
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