There's a lot of violence in Beethoven not explicitly suggested by the notes or in his markings, necessarily. There's just a way that it looks on the page that encourages it to be played in a certain fashion.

Whenever I get asked to write orchestra music or music that is for a lot of players, I try to make it a little sad.

Because I had been in conservatory for so long, I was jealous of my friends in bands.

I'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.

I'm pretty clear about what I'm capable of doing.

There's a lot of violence in Beethoven not explicitly suggested by the notes or in his markings, necessarily. There's just a way that it looks on the page that encourages it to be played in a certain fashion.

The score is doing a lot of work. It's like Wagner. It's like a yak carrying people.