For many years, the government of Canada has massively supported orchestras and the arts in general.
“When I left Europe in 1987 I did so with the thought that my relevance as a composition teacher would benefit from a certain cool distance to certain tendencies I had been observing for several years with increasing disquiet.”
“I do not wish to hide my origins, nor do I seek to make it a subject of conversation. I am what I am.”