“Now that rock is turning 50, it's become classical itself. It's interesting to see that development.”

“Robert Kapilow is a born teacher, an enthusiast who can think on his feet, a 110 percent believer in the project at hand ... Its a cheering thought that this kind of missionary enterprise did not p...”

“If you are going to hear the work of the worlds greatest composers, you will have to allow for a little murder here and there. [] Those who want justice can go to the police, but those who want som...”

“The only reason I am successful is because I have stayed true to myself.”

“With the new technology that keeps entering the media, film composers are constantly being placed in new learning situations. Acknowledging this and realizing that one must keep up, I maintain, non...”

“I'll admit that writing doesn't always come, but I'm totally against walking around looking at the sky when you're experiencing a block, waiting for inspiration to strike you. Tchaikovsky and Rimsk...”

“He was making music - Howells, Finzi, Holst - so you could see the sounds in the serried air.Serried. Then just as suddenly empty when his sound-proof right hand closed off the notes.”