"I do not want to," I sat down with him and said, "You do not have to tell me about your personal history, but when you finish writing that document...

VOA: special.2011.06.04

They never said you can't do it because you're a woman, so it never occurred to me that I couldn't do it" But she says things are starting to look better for women composers.

VOA: special.2010.07.12

"I can do things that are good for me,you know, not just try to exist hand-to-mouth or in survival mode,you know?

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

"You know, special sections and things so every 3,4,or 5 years you can do something new and exciting and that's every appealing to me.

VOA: standard.2010.02.25

"I would say that it is my crisis training in the airline industry that helped me know at that moment when you feel emotionally paralyzed what to do and how to start communicating that sad news."

VOA: standard.2010.02.25