The virtual choir would never replace live music or a real choir, but the same sort of focus and intent and esprit de corps is evident in both, and... →
Eric Whitacre
I can't write music unless I'm deeply connected to it and that connection almost always comes from some experience that I have had or am... →
Many composers use software to write music - programs like Finale or Sibelius. There are also recording programs. I should say I'm still very... →
A really good poem is full of music.
As a composer, I know that all sorts of sounds I hear are making their way into my brain and soul and later sneak into my music.
I truly thought I was going to be in pop music. And then I joined a choir to meet girls, and everything changed in the first rehearsal.
I write music that sounds complex but isn't. I frankly never think in terms of theory.
I quit high school on my birthday. It was my senior year and I didn't see the point. This was 1962, and I was ready to make music.
Barry White
There's people making babies to my music. That's nice.
We forget that this music, music made by my brothers and sisters, is still a baby. It's just beginning. When I think of the possibilities, it... →