Somehow in the 20th Century an idea has developed that music is an activity or skill which is not comprehensible to the man in the street. This is an arrogant assertion and not necessarily a true one.

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Craft is part of the creative process.

Craft is part of the creative process.

I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.

I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.

Still, American composers working in France have had a pretty hard time.

Still, American composers working in France have had a pretty hard time.

It makes sense to invest in new work. It's almost like having a research department...

It makes sense to invest in new work. It's almost like having a research department...

I've heard though that there is a younger generation of tonal French composers who are...

I've heard though that there is a younger generation of tonal French composers who are...

The academic area of new music or modern music festivals is not something which attracts...

The academic area of new music or modern music festivals is not something which attracts...

One thing I'm doing on the new Titanic recording is actually bringing in different acoustic...

One thing I'm doing on the new Titanic recording is actually bringing in different acoustic...

I am writing something which I find satisfying and which I am prepared to put...

I am writing something which I find satisfying and which I am prepared to put...

It's rather like attending a university seminar where you are talking to a few gifted...

It's rather like attending a university seminar where you are talking to a few gifted...

I remember once, when I started writing for the alto saxophone, a saxophonist told me...

I remember once, when I started writing for the alto saxophone, a saxophonist told me...

Like an apparently strict musical form it breaks the five minute whole into its structural...

Like an apparently strict musical form it breaks the five minute whole into its structural...

What was once underground is now coming to the surface.

What was once underground is now coming to the surface.

People like Arvo Part would not have been taken seriously 20 years ago.

People like Arvo Part would not have been taken seriously 20 years ago.

I currently spend a lot of time thinking about orchestration and every detail of a...

I currently spend a lot of time thinking about orchestration and every detail of a...

As I had collaborated with visual artists before whether on installations, on performance pieces, in...

As I had collaborated with visual artists before whether on installations, on performance pieces, in...

There's another way of making music, by touching the lives and feelings of ordinary people.

There's another way of making music, by touching the lives and feelings of ordinary people.

When Philip Glass asked me if I would be interested in doing a new recording...

When Philip Glass asked me if I would be interested in doing a new recording...

I have friends who have a CD mastering plant in Hollywood and they are very...

I have friends who have a CD mastering plant in Hollywood and they are very...

The project which we developed, however, was for a sound piece and I was initially...

The project which we developed, however, was for a sound piece and I was initially...

Music history has flowed under the bridges for many years.

Music history has flowed under the bridges for many years.