We may be coming to a new golden age of instrument making.

Nobody else can make the sound you make.

Bach takes you to a very quiet place within yourself, to the inner core, a place where you are calm and at peace.

Music enhances the education of our children by helping them to make connections and broadening the depth with which they think and feel. If we are to hope for a society of culturally literate people, music must be a vital part of our children's education.

Culture opens our hearts to one another. And the currency in culture is not money, but trust.

I think there are so many ways to become interested in music. I believe signs of sustained interest gives a sense of the right time. Music, if thought of as a language, would perhaps indicate that as early as possible is not so bad. I do believe that a really nurturing first teacher that makes the child love something is crucial.

I've been traveling all over the world for 25 years, performing, talking to people, studying their cultures and musical instruments, and I always come away with more questions in my head than can be answered.