"It is so amazing how James Aikman’s music is so full of vitality and, what I may call, optimistic life approach."

Louis Andriessen

Composer, The Netherlands 

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"YES: JAMES AIKMAN HAS DEVELOPED HIS OWN DISTINCT VOICE. I SENSE AN IMMENSE MUSICAL INTEGRITY. IT IS ALSO DIRECT AND REACHABLE BY AN AUDIENCE."

William Bolcom

Composer, National Medal of Arts, Pulitzer Prize, and Grammy Award-winner

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"THIS IS NOT MUSIC THAT IS TOUTING ITS KNOWINGNESS, OR THAT IS HIDING BEHIND A SHOW OF ERUDITION. WHILE ITS CRAFT IS IMPECCABLE, ITS AIMS ARE NOT TO IMPRESS, BUT TO SHARE AND REJOICE IN A FULL HEART."

Andrew Mead

Composer, Music Theorist, Author 

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