I just really like her voice. There's a certain intimacy to her singing that appeals to me. But she also swings well, and there's a bluesy quality to her voice too, kind of like Ella Fitzgerald. |
The beauty of that is you've got to be on your toes. You never know what's going to come up. It shows the kids are really learning something, not just memorizing. |
The biggest goal was to just give composers a chance to come together and discuss among themselves issues that might affect them, without necessarily anyone trying to determine what those issues are. It's really an unusual situation. |