If We Always Thought Like That, Why

Coming From A Sort Of Very Rigid European Type Of Training To This Culture Which Is Just A Little More Open - A Lot More Open, And Kind Of Curious, And Asking Different Sorts Of Questions.because The Problem For Me Was That The European Modernist Movement In The '70s Was All About Right Or Wrong. Some Things Were Right And You Were Dealing With The Truth, As It Were, And Then Some Things Were Wrong And Therefore Not Allowed.

Los Angeles Is Just A More Open Place. The Way L.a. Functions Is That People Give You A Forum. They Say, Show Us What You Can Do.

Orphei Drängar Possesses A Combination Of Power, Energy, And Culture. Joy Of Discovery Combined With Professional Technical And Musical Prowess.

I Think Truth As An Idea Should Be Left To The Philosophers And Perhaps Religious Leaders And Politicians, And Professional People Who Deal With That Idea.

Every Orchestra I Know, Every Opera House I Know, Is Desperately Looking Around Trying To Find New Talent, New Composing Talent, Supporting Young Composers, Supporting New Ideas, Supporting New Ways Of Getting The Message Across.