I may be naively optimistic, but agree with John that people WILL
come out to hear contemporary music. However, the marketing might
have to be done, for example by offering Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto
#3, as the main piece, then slip in a piece by Michael Nyman.
Or perhaps a Tarrega main bill, with some Aleksandr Tansman on the
side. What about a serving of Szymanowski with Gorecki on the side?

Anyone interested in hearing some contemporary classical music might
want to try Canada's CBC Radio 2 (http://www.cbc.ca/audio.html),which
can be heard on the Internet, if you don't happen to live near the
Canadian border. They will feature up and coming classical composers
and musicians, in addition to the established ones.

Another way of getting new music performed is to weigh in at your
local classical music radio station and if they play more, it might
encourage the orchestras and ensembles to expand their repertoires.

As you pointed out John, the atrocious excuse for music that is the
MTV pop-culture today has created a vaccuum that classical music can
fill. As proof that people are open to discovering classical music,
about 4 years ago, montreal finally got a commercial classical music
station. The owner had tried for years before to get a license, but
the governing body said it would not work, and would never make money.
Ever since the first ratings book, this station has been up around
5th in a market of over 20 stations, consistently. An awesome
achievemnet.... and one that speaks volumes.



--- In aclassicalmusicloversxanadu@yahoogroups.com, "John Wright
<ineldorado@y...>" <ineldorado@y...> wrote:
> 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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