You don’t have to formally study composition to write, look at scores you love, play pieces you love, find a way to communicate your ideas to performers or on the page
Tag: Meet the Artist
Fiona Rutherford, composer & harpist
Place yourself in the present musical moment as often as possible! When this happens, I find it means you are being most true to your musical self, without any other motivations whatsoever.
Richard Olatunde Baker, percussionist
Find your own voice as soon as you can, don’t be afraid, even if people label you a maverick; that’s actually a compliment.
Adrianne Pieczonka, soprano
Trust your gut. Keep doing what you love with dedication and discipline. Never stop being curious or asking questions. You can play a piece one hundred times and each rendition will be different and equally valid.
Ning Feng, violinist
I consider myself as a servant to music. I serve the audience with the music that the composer has written. My job is to deliver this message of the music in the best way possible
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