[AtlantaComposers.Com] Composers and the "relationship-making business"

[Mark Gresham]

An article by Alex Shapiro, posted today, well-worth reading even if you're not a composer:

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"Those of us who are musicians and composers might think that we're in the music-making business, but we're actually in the relationship-making business. [...] One of the limitations of the new music world is its self-referential nature, whereby accepted norms are...accepted norms, and fewer participants think outside of the taco shell. I find myself most stimulated and inspired by the observations of those who are not part of the arts scene, who see the larger trends in society and in the way people communicate." —Alex Shapiro [READ MORE]

author: Alex Shapiro
source: www.artsjournal.com
date: July 27, 2009

Topic for discussion: How can composers best build responsive relationships for their art outside of the new music community?

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Posted By Mark Gresham to AtlantaComposers.Com at 7/27/2009 09:55:00 PM