We listened to a lot of drama, adaptations of books, comedy. There was a real love of music expressed in choirs, because you didn't have to have instruments except your voice.
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Music was a central part of my childhood because my mother played organ and piano in the church, and that meant all us kids had to be in the church choir.
We used to listen to all the marvelous operas on records. Music was a very important part of our lives.
Music was around in my family in two ways. My mother would occasionally sing to me, but I was mostly stimulated by the classical music my father had left behind. I had an ear for music, I suppose, so that's what began my interest in music.
I grew up loving music, like, loving it. I was involved in church choir, leading worship and all the choirs in my school - even glee club.
From an early age, I was infatuated with music. I always loved it and was always dancing or playing something.
Music had been my first love among the arts, and I was fascinated by it, as I still am.
I wanted to explore the connections between different kinds of music.
We all had a desire and appreciation for such a wide range of music.
Since I first fell in love with choral music when I was 18 and began composing at 21, I've been listening to these recordings of British choirs. I just fell in love with that sound - that pure, clean, pristine sound - and I think it's probably been the biggest influence on my sound.
Music was in the air when I was growing up. My siblings Katy, Dave and Phil were musical; my dad worked in inner-city New York where a musical revolution was taking place - folk music, rock n' roll, gospel music. My sister taught me to sing. My brothers taught me to play.
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