I Can Make A Song

Many, Many Years Ago, I Was One Of The Few Conductors Who Talked To The Audience And Now A Lot Of Classical Conductors Have Figured It Out... Otherwise, You Just Get The Back Of Someone's Head Playing Music You Could Hear On A Cd. It's Not Enough Anymore.

If I'm Within Reach And Can Be Helpful, I Have A Tendency To Say 'yes.' It's Hard To Say 'no.

There Have Been Studies That Clearly State That Children Who Are Exposed To Arts Education At A Young Age Will In Fact Do Markedly Better In Their Sat Tests

I Never Took Any Vocal Training

From The Time I Could Play The Piano, I Remember Trying To Write Tunes. They Were In My Head, And I Would Just Sit Down And Start Noodling. Next Thing I Knew, I Had Written A Melody.