This month we interviewed K. Lee Scott, a composer known for his extensive collection of original choral works and his Alabama roots.

How did you first become involved with music, and what drew you to composition?

I started music lessons when my father received a piano from a gentleman who offered it as partial payment for a debt he owed. My dad had it tuned, and a piano teacher was engaged. I practiced so much that my parents would ask if it might be time for me to take a rest.

What is your compositional process like?