Writing a symphony is always a journey for me.  It’s fed by my experiences, emotions, thoughts, the general public, whatever happens to catch my attention in the time I am dreaming, scheming, plotting, planning, pondering, sketching, playing, writing, producing, and eventually debuting.  I’d love to say there is a tried and true formula for writing a concert, but in my 14 years of writing symphonies, I have to admit, it’s different every time!  This is a good thing.  I can look back to what I wrote in my first symphony as a 23 year old and think, “wow, that was elementary.”  Then again, it is still some of the greatest music I’ve ever written.  That first concert was more influenced by Led Zeppelin than Beethoven.  That’s a good thing to me as I believe it’s good to challenge the rules, try new ideas, be a pioneer…