It is easy to write unthinking music.

The advent of electronically synthesized sound after World War II has unquestionably had enormous influence on music in general.

I pick up the New York Times or Time and it's talking about the latest rock group, which I'm sure is exciting to some people, but it neglects a huge area of music.

Most of my influences are turn-of-the-century.

Although technical discussions are interesting to composers, I suspect that the truly magical and spiritual powers of music arise from deeper levels of our psyche.

Nonetheless, I sense that it will be the task of the future to somehow synthesize the sheer diversity of our present resources into a more organic and well-ordered procedure.

I am optimistic about the future of music.