interviews with musicians – Page 97

Ellen Williams, soprano

October 10, 2021 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

It’s hugely rewarding to know that your music is appreciated and is bringing an element of happiness to peoples’ lives.

I see music as about communication (what else can the arts be?) and for that one needs clarity of images and ideas; through this one reaches towards the strangeness that lies beyond our quotidian existence.

Fay Lamour, singer-songwriter/pianist

October 7, 2021 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

The limitations on live performances. Social media has been lovely, but nothing beats the rush of sitting up straight, breathing out and playing that first note.

Roxane Elfasci, guitarist

October 4, 2021 The Cross-Eyed Pianist

It is important when one is a performer to assert one’s personality through one’s own choice of repertoire. I try to assert my singularity by choosing pieces in agreement with my own sensitivity, but also by choosing works that are not often played or even unpublished