“Frankly, our music has too often been shallow, discordant, or played with a wooden concern for technical correctness but without feeling and passion. ”
“Too many talented people string and unstring their instruments without ever playing their music.”
“Without music the heart beats a silent lonely rhythm. Without song the soul is but an empty shallow well.”
“But then, in his lifetime, Halt had often ignored what was technically legal. Technicalities didn't appeal to him. All too often, they simply got in the way of doing the right thing.”
“To play without passion is inexcusable!”
“Music, to create harmony, must investigate discord.”