Re: [cm] Academic Music has Not Collapsed Under its Own Weight

are you in san diego?

"X. J. Scott" wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> I don't think that academic music has collapsed under its own
> weight.
>
> Many great concerts at UCSD and even SDSU I have attended and
> have brought guests of a wide variety and they have all
> enjoyed the music and the talent of the performers as well.
> It's just a matter of getting out there. Even new music operas
> put on by the San Diego Opera were well recieved, enjoyed by
> the audience, and played to fairly well packed houses.
>
> If I want to take someone to an enjoyable concert of academic
> music, there are plenty of resources and venues available to
> hear stuff that is not embarassing.
>
> This is why new music has not collapsed.
>
> It's alive and thriving.
>
> There's good stuff out there.
>
> - Jeff
>

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> are you in san diego?

no, i am thousands of miles away from there