On 11 Apr 2006, at 6:41 PM, Dennis Bathory-Kitsz wrote:
The question is the *arts-oriented* public, which is the way I've
addressed
this. They are the people who go to contemporary art galleries, read
provocative fiction, watch independent films, know the difference
between
dandelion and arugula, and listen to public/national nonpop radio.
They are
also the audience for Albinoni and *could* be the audience for new
nonpop.
Here's the one place where I disagree with you, Dennis. The audience
for Albinoni (by and large) will never be interested in creative new
music. They are the "Pottery Barn" crowd, when they're not listening
to Albinoni, they're listening to well-crafted but bland,
unprovocative, unchallenging stuff like Norah Jones, Diana Krall,
Josh Groban, Beth Orton, etc. (You know, the CDs they sell in
Starbucks.) These people are set in their musical ways are are
utterly unreachable.
On the other hand, there are plenty of 20-30 year olds who go to
contemporary art galleries, read provocative fiction, watch
independent films, know the difference between cask ale and keg beer,
and think NPR is a bit stuffy overall, but nonetheless subscribe to
NPR's indie rock podcast, All Songs Considered. <http://www.npr.org/
programs/asc/> Their "pop" diet contains challenging, creative stuff
like Wolf Parade, Animal Collective, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Death From
Above 1979, etc, and they are constantly seeking out new music,
especially on the internet. IMO, these are the people a living
composer (especially a living composer under 40) should be striving
to reach.
Cheers,
- Darcy
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