Well, American composers are the best composers. At this time in the world, we are where the energy is. We are the most diverse, the most iconoclastic, the most maverick, and the most skillful.

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I began like all composers, writing for small groups. Chamber groups.

I began like all composers, writing for small groups. Chamber groups.

I've always been a composer dependent on texts.

I've always been a composer dependent on texts.

When I first wrote for orchestra, I didn't realize, when you have 20 people playing...

When I first wrote for orchestra, I didn't realize, when you have 20 people playing...

A maverick feels like he has no choice however difficult his choice of expression. In...

A maverick feels like he has no choice however difficult his choice of expression. In...

Composers love to write for symphony orchestras because the symphony is the Rolls Royce of...

Composers love to write for symphony orchestras because the symphony is the Rolls Royce of...