Percy Grainger, a composer, believed that music would become a universal language only when musicians viewed the music of all peoples and periods without prejudice and circulated the world's best music.
Composer Biography
Joaquin Rodrigo, a Spanish composer, became blind at age three due to diphtheria, which he believed gave him greater insight into the inner world and led him to music, remembering sounds rather than sights.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer Magnus Lindberg believes that music is about emotion and experience, and that a composer's perspective on music-making should widen over time without becoming merely populist.
Composition History
Timothy Reynish, the conductor, has been involved with WASBE (World Association for Symphonic Bands & Ensembles) for over two decades, working to develop recognition for new and forgotten works from around the world.
Performer Biography
Timothy Reynish, the conductor, was a music scholar at Cambridge, held principal horn positions with several orchestras, and was a prizewinner in the Mitropoulos International Conducting Competition in New York.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Composer Adam Gorb notes that Yiddish culture, which influences his work, is characterized by travel, diverse influences, and a simultaneous sense of irony, comedy, and tragedy.
Compositional Technique
Percy Grainger, a composer, highlighted that while the wind band may not portray all musical emotions as well as a symphony orchestra, it excels in certain realms of musical expressiveness.
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