Kris’ music can be seen as a natural reaction to such a background at the piano – his music is almost ‘anti-technical’; expression is given free reign in the compositions, and technical demonstration is only employed when considered necessary: ‘I always remember hearing piano music before I ever played the piano – even the simplest of pieces sound horrendously difficult, as they are in a language beyond the understanding of the average listener – what is communicated is the expression, rather than the technique or harmonic complexity, as all piano music sounds difficult to the non-pianist!! I try to keep this in mind – I write music that I would like to hear, and as such, the result is usually compositions that the general public also like to hear. Then again, sometimes a little showmanship is necessary! I have shown this in certain sections of my sonata ‘The Craig’, where the music describes a sea storm – as such, it has to be fierce and powerful’.