Conducting was just something that happened by fluke.

I realized that the European dogma is not necessarily the only way to look at things.

Orphei Drängar possesses a combination of power, energy, and culture. Joy of discovery combined with professional technical and musical prowess.

My music wouldn't sound the way it does if I hadn't had the experience of conducting.

I discovered that the people of the North are different and there's no way you can make a person from the North similar to a Southerner. They're two different worlds.

Every day we make more progress toward understanding the concert hall.

Lots of really interesting people move to U.S and decide to work here, because of this whole attitude and openness. I'm absolutely convinced that this is just the beginning. In a couple decades we will see an even more dramatic change.