Composer Scott Dinslage in stage rehearsal | Photo by Jen-Kuang Chang Preparing a concert of newly composed works could be a trickily-tricky task now and then. Loads of things could go off beam. To be 100-and-10 % ready, I recited the wise words by Chinese educator/philosopher Confucius that “success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure,” and nested myself in a secured corner...

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