I would also say that my music is very much for the performer. I really deeply love musicians, and I want my music to be rewarding for them
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Adam Swayne, pianist & composer
Who or what inspired you to take up a career in music? As a teenager I was lucky to have Jeremy Carter as my piano
Helen Grime, composer
Each commission has its own challenges, this may be linked to a brief. It often feels like you have to learn composing anew for each piece and that’s tough
Martin Gaughan, composer
the thing perhaps that links my compositional language is a sense of expressiveness, I feel a great need to express how I feel and think, as I am sure do all composers. I can’t, for example, work solely with serial techniques
Supriya Nagarajan, composer
Compositions happen in small bits, over time and you react to things in rehearsals. So, for me it’s about having an open-minded approach and a flexible mindset.
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