Even more than in the concert hall, in church there are things you can and cannot do, just out of respect. You would never have the sound of someone being nailed to a cross, or the sound of a child being born, because everybody knows the story. We know that we're meant to feel a complicated raft of things.
Nico MuhlyWhenever I get asked to write orchestra music or music that is for a lot of players, I try to make it a little sad.
Nico MuhlyI'm trying to phase out my availability on the phone. People call you when you're walking down the street and say the most random stuff.
Nico Muhly