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.

Music has always been transnational.

The tango is really a combination of many cultures, though it eventually became the national music of Argentina.

Good things happen when you meet strangers.

When we enlarge our view of the world, we deepen our understanding of our own lives.

I remember when I was growing up. My great wish was to understand who I was and how I fit in the world.

Our cultural strength has always been derived from our diversity of understanding and experience.