A plea for more acceptance of contemporary composers [The Scribbler]
“I meet with orchestra conductors and I am puzzled. Why is there so little interest in or enthusiasm for new music?''
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“I meet with orchestra conductors and I am puzzled. Why is there so little interest in or enthusiasm for new music?''
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” On Sept. 15, I interviewed Professor Kurek by telephone. The following transcript of our interview has been edited for style and length. In the latter half of the 20th century, postmodernism abandoned unity and form in classical music, leading to a lot of compositional experimentation. What, if anything, was valuable about this period for your own musical journey? Because it paralleled my journey back to the church, it was useful to see the other side. It was the antithesis that taught me what I didn’t want and made me search for a role model of something I did want to emulate. But you...