Artist Statement
My music communicates emotions with clearly articulated gestures that can be understood on first hearing. My compositions for orchestra, voice, chorus, soloists, and chamber ensembles are lyrical and developed with counterpoint and innovative formal structures. The optimistic vigor and stylistic elements of the mid–20th-Century American Symphonic School continue to inspire me. I have recorded five albums with the London Symphony Orchestra; the latest won the 2018 GRAMMY® Award for “Best Classical Compendium.”— Kenneth Fuchs