Dimitri,

No doubt what you say is true. Although I'm still much inclined to
the "Field of Dreams" hypothesis: If you build it, they will come.
And if the orchestras perform contemporary classical music, they will
also attend. Even if the audience lacks technical knowledge, it can
still be guided by its ear, however unfamiliar the work. Good work
can win listeners over in spite of these difficulties.

And also there is the decline of pop music at the moment. I can't
help thinking that my resurgence of interest in classical music is
partly due to that. I have no other new music to distract me. At
any rate, I've seen some odd things lately and I suppose that
anything can happen. We may all be buying tickets for arena
performances of Gorecki before we're done.

John Wright


--- In aclassicalmusicloversxanadu@yahoogroups.com, "Dimitri Fazito
de Almeida Rezende" <fazito@c...> wrote:
> Hi John and clouds! :-)
>
> I'm not an expert but I guess contemporary classical music askes
different
> concepts from musicians and audiances. I mean, technically we
(western people
> in general) are not "trained" in "new musical language" and
aesthetics. At
> most part of time we go listening to these very tonal stuff. Many
of us are
> not "able" to interpret modern musical language - taste here is a
matter of
> consequence and not causation.
> It's easier to pay musical infraestructure (personnel, instruments,
halls,
> etc) if you give people what they want at less efforts.
Unfortunately, I
> think, in a materialistic society people are not interested to
evolve
> critically, even worse if this implies something without monetary
value.
> I'm not sure but I guess orchestras will continue playing Jupiter
symphony 12
> times a year (and there will be many folks to hear it all!).
>
> all the best
>
> dimitri
>
> > Since the air is empty, there's no reason why I shouldn't ask a
> > question.
> >
> > Why do the orchestras insisted on playing so little
> > modern/classical music? And who is it who buys the tickes to a
> > Pops series? And who needs to hear the Jupiter symphony 12
times a
> > year? Also, why does my local orchestra only list Masterworks
> > Series Concert, rather than telling me which pieces will be
performed?
> >
> > Answer, clouds.
> >
> > John Wright
> >
> >
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