Ruby!!!?
Oh my god you've heard of him!! You are now my hero.
I "trained under him". That's what us types say. I'm classical don't you know. ;). Or I guess, erm, kind of neo-minimalist given the Duddell influence.
He was genuinely a real pleasure to study with. Just so laid back, not a hint of bollocks about him at all. Before him I had a tutor who refused to consider some of my work, pretty much because it was a song and therefore beneath him so it was refreshing just to be able to compose what they hell I wanted and have it appraised sensibly. Like erm, a composer.
What else like ye? Joe was heavily influenced by Louis Andriessen and Steve Martland, both well worth checking out if you've not done so.
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Throat And Ice Pie I see dem tatties dere., Thu 23 Jul 2009, 14:48,
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Aye, Ruby, that's the one.
have gazzed you, as mutual classical music geekery is likely to bore everyone else on this board.
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