PROVOCATIVE THOUGHTS:
The late Patric Standford may have written these short pieces deliberately to provoke our feedback. If so, his success is reflected in the rich range of readers' comments appearing at the foot of most of the pages.
DISCUSSION: Defining Our Field - what is 'classical music' to us, why are we involved and what can we learn from our differences? Read John Dante Prevedini's essay, watch the panel discussion and make your own comments.
Ian Stewart is a composer and arranger based in London. He grew up in Malta and Scotland and has never lost his love of the culture and music of the Mediterranean. He is a classically trained pianist and played trombone in the Scottish Youth Brass Band and San Gejtanu Band in Malta. He went on to perform on piano, electric keyboards, laptop, turntables, accordion and bass guitar, and has worked in most styles of music - classical, electronica, jazz, middle of the road and new wave.