What did I learn?
- That the chosen few are upset that their, and their friends, puff pieces in major publications aren't slavish enough.
- That the new music world is still deadly serious. No sense of humor.
- That its good to be friends with Yoko Ono and to mention it frequently.
- That the vital serial music I compose is irrelevant.
- That the music education crises does not exist other than opportunities for important people to be an artist in residence.
- Only those who have a club membership or University position, or both, have the right to an opinion on serial music. Even if they don't compose it or like it.
- That the opera world is in "good" hands.
- Insiders pretend to be outsiders.
- For that matter any kind of criticism of insider composers is off limits.
- New Music Box a non commercial music blog and voice of the AMC is ignored.
- The successful are good.
- There is no urgency to maintain a balance of styles or opinions. Only an arena to take advantage of.
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