Our imaginations are strong as children. Sometimes they get shoved aside, these imaginations. They get dusty and mildewed with age. The imagination is a muscle that has to be put to use or it shrivels.
A large part of my work has been collaborating with composers; I think we've commissioned about 140 pieces now, a lot of them percussion concertos.
Benjamin Carson, Scientist (1951) |
Pete Cashmore, Businessman (1985) |
Debbi Fields, Businesswoman (1956) |
June Foray, Actress (1917) |
James Gandolfini, Actor (1961) |
Greta Garbo, Actress (1905) |
Samuel Johnson, Author (1709) |
Alexander Bain, Philosopher (1903) |
Leonhard Euler, Mathematician (1783) |
Dag Hammarskjold, Diplomat (1961) |
Gwen John, Artist (1939) |
Corita Kent, Artist (1986) |
John Langdon, Politician (1819) |
Robert N. Lee, Writer (1964) |