I do not like downloads either. I still have many LPs. Besides, I
practice the piano for hours daily so I listen to myself.
Adolovni Acosta

--- In MUSICLASSICAList@yahoogroups.com, Stevevasta@... wrote:
>
> Steve Sachse wrote:
>
> > >>So are most of the members here
> > composers, or mainly classical music enthusiasts? >>
> >
>
> The two are not mutually exclusive ;)
>
> But I'm _not_ a composer (dear God, no!). When people ask me what I
am, I
> say, "I'm a conductor," which is true, although I'm not usually
active. When
> people ask me what I _do_, I usually feel obliged to answer
more-or-less
> truthfully and say, "I'm a coach/accompanist," which is what I do to
earn a living of
> sorts. In fact, today and tomorrow, I'm the house accompanist for a
Dutch vocal
> competition here in New York (still not sure how that works, but the
fee is
> good).
>
> But, first and foremost, I'm an enthusiast, especially of recorded
music. I
> "rediscovered" classical music as an adolescent -- an exceptionally
> impressionable time! -- and furthered my explorations through LPs --
I still have many!
> -- and then CDs. (I am not particularly interested in music
downloads, partly
> because I've got various forms of recorded music all over my floors
and have no
> need to download anything!)
>
> SFV
>
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