Commentary
Many of today’s arts editors and reviewers embrace a lilliputian vision of arts criticism; they accept a crabbed sense of its possibilities.
I’ve been most impressed by the manner in which these composers, in these works, took strong moral and/or political stands.
Is truth and beauty served when the arts just take the money from the big banks and run?
The loss of arts criticism means severe economic challenges for arts and culture down the food chain.
If any of you are harboring a budding young musician, investigate the possibility of he or she attending BUTI.
“When you think about music it’s got to be that way. Just the thrill of being able to play another note, not to win anything or get a trophy.”
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