the power of being able to move people with your music, to transport them to a different place, is incredible
Tag: interviews with musicians
Michael Dussek, pianist
“I think a challenge for all pianists is the sheer amount of repertoire you encounter, and the number of notes entailed in playing most of it.”
#MeetTheArtist interview with pianist Michael Dussek
Elizabeth Llewellyn, soprano
If my audience is moved, entertained, challenged, provoked, consoled, informed, inspired – or any combination of the above – then I feel I have been successful in doing my job.
James Francis Brown, composer
All music requires is an open mind and heart on the part of the listener, and that can’t be forced.
Jean Toussaint, saxophonist
Sing/play to your audience with head, heart and soul and never with anger or contempt. Make it a goal to exude love through music and try to learn as much as you can about the art form, including its history, and make it your mission to find a uniquely individual way to express your own identity through the idiom.
MEET THE ARTIST 