oh good grief...

[acroyear]

Sounds & Fury: Bloody Unbelievable:

Therefore, reasons Mr. Teachout (or so it seems), while experiencing reproduced paintings in, say, a deluxe coffee table book, or a play reproduced via DVD is a categorical no-no because experiencing reproduced paintings and recorded stage presentations cannot possibly equal the aesthetic experience of the live thing, with classical music, experiencing a reproduction (heard via an MP3 on a bloody iPod, no less!) is a perfectly acceptable substitute aesthetically for experiencing a live performance, especially when that live performance is by an orchestra that's something less than world-class.

And this is a man who's a sitting member of the National Council on the Arts!

Yes, I have my reasons for not going to classical music concerts (1, they're too damn far away involving too much of a rush hour drive, and 2, my wife has no interest in them at all), but stilll I'm not out there saying that nobody should bother to go to them...

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[sestree.livejournal.com]

That's friggin ridiculous.

I never went to classical music concerts because I was always stuck playing in the ones in rural Kansas (we were the best orchestra in the area).


However, one of the main reasons I go to Maryland Renaissance Festival is not the beer (no really it isn't) or the people, but the music. Music heard live is just special IMHO.

btw - my orchestra was definitely less than "world class" but that didn't mean the heart and spirit and passion weren't in the music and while we weren't a paid orchestra, we were good enough to be asked to play other venues in other cities.

I can't believe such a snob would be a member of National Council on the Arts.