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Continue to ChatMy interactions with musicians have been simply that: interactions with musicians. Issues of gender, or anything else beyond the music-making, have in my experience played no role in whether or not a musician has been able to articulate my intentions as a composer. - Michael Hersch from https://whatsmyquote.com/quote/my-interactions-with-musicians-have-been-simply-that-interactions-with-musicians-issues-of-gender-or-anything