My, oh my. I just heard that the Honolulu Symphony has declared bankruptcy. No more concerts for them. The Seattle Symphony is also in some sort of trouble - the Utah Symphony as well. The Cleveland Orchestra might go on strike this weekend. I'm going to have to think about this for a couple of minutes.
Ok. Here's what needs to happen. It seems that forever, orchestras have been playing the same music over and over and over and over and over and over.... Composers have been writing new music - sure they have. Unfortunately, it's plain garbage that only conductors like or pretend to like because of peer pressure. Audiences don't like to pay to go hear garbage. They would rather sing in the shower. Someone in a position of authority needs to let composers know that music should be inspired and communicate something that inspires. Don't write music as if you were a mathematician or an engineer. That's for students. PLEASE.
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