I never thought that I would write orchestra music, but in fact I did write a group of orchestra pieces.
Paul LanskyI think you'll find a significant number of people who decide not to enter competitions because their music just won't fit in that world.
Paul LanskyI've been really fortunate to have Bridge Records interested in publishing my music for the past 25 years. Most of my music is available in their catalog.
Paul LanskyI've had a lot of fun writing percussion music. It feels quite similar to writing computer music. But I found myself in the role of choreographer in a way, worrying about physical movement and such.
Paul LanskyI came to what I think of as the critical problem: the aging process of a piece of music. I noticed in the '70s that pieces I wrote would sound great the first time I listened to them and then on repeated hearings they sounded older and older until what seemed exciting and vibrant on first listening became stale.
Paul Lansky