Well, as a film buff I thought I'd mention that my childhood was spent traveling, so I spent a lot of time riding on terrible buses and trains and planes while watching movies. And at nice hotels as well. But yeah, I think that breeds a certain type of film buff. Like, to me, a movie is often a way of curing boredom (except when I'm in production).
Jane was keen on this too: support fingers that sustain the main fingers. But the hammer-on multiphonics and the thumb strums were total instinct. The main areas where I differ from Jane are that
Well, if people see that first movement as like a redux of Lilburn, that's probably true. I played the 3rd trombone part of the Aotearoa Overture and Finlandia by Sibelius. He studied with Ralph Vau
That's something I want Elisabeth Mandeno to sing. She's great, and has perfect pitch! I met her at Nelson back in the day..