This week I sit down with Keith Moss and we discuss writing "memorable" melodies, the difficulties of freelancing, and the importance of keeping the Composer Muscle in shape.

Featured music:

"Eine Kleine Dubstep" (Matthijs van Dijk, performed by the Signum Quartet: Florian Donderer (violin 1), Annette Walther (violin 2), Xandi van Dijk (viola) & Thomas Schmitz -(cello)

"Hymn" for brass (Keith Moss)

"A Tree Within": 2. "Pomegranates of flame" (Keith Moss, performed by Juan Munoz (violin 1), Duncan Samson (violin 2), Susan Kunju (viola 1), Nicholas Fidler (viola 2),  Barbara Kennedy (cello 1), Keith Moss (cello 2) & Hilary Mohr (cor anglais))

"Concertino" for clarinet & orchestra (Keith Moss, performed by  Danré Strydom (clarinet) & the Odeion School of Music Camerata, conducted by Xavier Cloete)

"I Am who I Am" (Keith Moss, performed by Jolene McCleland (Soprano), Eugene Trofimczyk (Percussion) &

The Juliet String Quartet: Patrick Goodwin (violin 1), Annien Shaw, (violin 2), Emile de Rubaix (viola) & Babette Roosenschoon (cello))

"Drie Haikoes vir 'n Reisiger" (Text: Lynette van der Merwe, Music: Keith Moss, performed by the Horizons Project Choir, conducted by Pieter Bezuidenhout)