QUOTA

“The nineteenth century has a terrible, irresistible pull on people’s ears still. It’s wonderful music, but there are other things…”
George Benjamin, composer

“The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenaline but rather the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity.”
Glenn Gould, pianist

“Materials taken from the past to articulate what is absolutely present, things in the wrong place for the right reasons.”
Tom Perchard on post-modern music