"Lyrics, set to music and exquisitely performed, become something greater than the sum of their parts."

Poetry has been my deepest passion ever since my parents used to read me 'The Ballad of the Fox' when I was a small child. That was when I learnt the power of poetry to transport me to another world through rhythm and sound. Through my songwriting experiences with Albany singer Simone Keane, and through my collaboration with Ron Siemiginowski on Mimma: A Musical of War and Friendship, I have discovered how lyrics, set to music and exquisitely performed, become something greater than the sum of their parts. Music, like poetry, is a powerful vehicle for emotional truth.