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.
Julian Perkins, conductor & harpsichordist
When I was starting out as a musician I sometimes worried too much about what people might think of me. Now, I try and focus more on the ever-changing process of making music and let the listeners decide for themselves what they like.
Antimo Magnotta, pianist & composer
Antimo Magnotta was the resident pianist on the Costa Concordia cruise ship which famously collided with a submerged rock and sank off the coast of Tuscany
Douglas Knehans, composer
It is imperative that music carries with it intense feeling.
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