Daryl brunswick biography
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Who or what inspired you to take up composing, and pursue a career in music?
Hearing Elgar’s Cello Concerto at the age of 10.
Daryl brunswick biography
My grandmother was throwing out a pile of old 78s after she changed to LPs – Brahms Piano Concertos, Elgar Symphonies, Tchaik, Holst, Dvorák… I chose to ease myself in gently with the album with the fewest discs. 30 minutes later my life was committed to music forever.
Who or what were the most significant influences on your musical life and career as a composer?
Elgar, then Prokofiev, then Duke Ellington, then Miles Davis, then the Beatles, then Coltrane, then Boulez, then John Dankworth, then Joni Mitchell, then Berio, then John Cage.
What have been the greatest challenges/frustrations of your career so far?
You should have asked me 40 years ago, when I did have challenges and frustrations.
Now I am at peace with myself and everyone else.
What are the special challenges/pleasures of working on a commissioned piece?
Trying to give the co