Over the years, many people have told me, and I may have told one or two myself, that you can’t really be a composer and have a family. Now that I’m nine+ years into fatherhood, I’d like to share my current perspective. History gives us conflicting – even paradoxical – evidence. Bach’s twenty-one kids didn’t seem to slow him down even a tad. On the other hand, we should probably be grateful … [Read more...]